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UW Seattle, Research Engineer, BSEE 1980

Published amateur physicist, see: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Tt1o1AEAAAAJ

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41
"Ground" vs. "Earth" vs. common vs. negative terminal
Jan 25, 2017
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If the energy meter sees a reactive load, will it register a lower reading?
Sep 6, 2011
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How does an antenna radiate (how do currents flow through the wire)
Jul 5, 2013
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Why is an inductor not a good antenna?
Mar 11, 2013
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What is the process of going from machine code to electrically controlling individual transistors?
Nov 2, 2019
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Why is there no net current in a wire without a voltage applied?
Dec 31, 2016
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How critical is winding a solenoid/electromagnet neatly?
May 30, 2020
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Why does a neon lamp indicator on a power strip switch flicker in the dark?
Apr 25, 2016
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How can there even be an input voltage on a long-tailed pair?
May 3, 2018
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Why can current flow through the reverse biased base-collector junction (N-P junction) in a BJT with a forward biased base-emitter junction?
Dec 30, 2016
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What is the voltage of an average carpet static shock? Can you make it lethal?
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How light from a thermal source gets coherent behind a small hole?
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Is it true that heavy water is not blue?
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How fart is transported through air?
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Path of EM wave propagation in a circuit wire

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