Richard Clark wrote:
On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 17:43:08 +0000, Ian White GM3SEK
wrote:

First, several years ago, came the shocking observation that the
current into a coil is not the same as the current out of it. Somewhere
along the debate, this practical measurement was then expressed to be
in conflict with Kirchhoff's theories. ...

So much has been said in this debate - and this is at least the third or
fourth re-make of the whole show - that I honestly cannot remember if
the exact words that Richard reports were ever used.


Hi Ian (if you are still with us),

Yeah, still here... and still wondering why...

I stumbled upon the context in this snipe hunt:

On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 20:03:14 GMT, Cecil Moore wrote:

What would
Kirchhoff have thought about a coil with 0.1 amp
at the bottom and 0.7 amps at the top? It certainly
doesn't mean that 0.6 amps is flowing sideways.

To explain the application of "snipe hunt," this is a term suggesting
that someone is being set upon a fool's mission (an impossible goal
employing absurd tools). In the Navy is was catching sea bats, or
being on mail buoy watch.

And here, it's about chasing single isolated comments.

Moral: don't hunt snipe unless you see a whole flock of 'em.


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73 from Ian GM3SEK 'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek