21 Aug
2006
21 Aug
'06
4:13 p.m.
On 8/21/2006 at 11:56 PM ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk wrote:
I actually have a book of electrical things for boys to
make which
suggests makine a sausage cooker that simply connects said sausages
across the (110V) mains. Hmmm....
I suspect that if one wanted to use 220v mains, one would hook two sausages
in series...
I am trying to rememebr other ways of determining the
polarity of a DC
supply.
Salt (NaCl) on moist blue litmus paper will turn red around the v- pole.
I once knew a fellow who swore he could TASTE the difference when one lead
was touched to his tongue (the other being held between moist fingers). He
probably speaks with a permanent lisp now...
Cheers,
Chuck