how electricity and our electronics work
12-04-2013, 04:46 AM
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how electricity and our electronics work
had a random thought of how to easily explain electricity to newbies.
think of electricity as a river. the voltage is the amount of water in the river and the amperage is the speed of the river (the current). a river will only go as fast as it has to, but will take in all the water it can, even if it means it overflows the banks. likewise, the electricity will only flow as fast as it has to, however it'll take all the voltage it can get, even if it means burning something.
now, think of your electronics as a young child. the voltage would be the child's favorite candy and the amperage would a vegetable that the child doesn't like but eats because he/she was told to. that child wont take any more of the veggie than it absolutely has to, but will eat the candy to he gets sick! just like your electronics, which wont take any more amperage that it needs but will take all the voltage it can get, even to it's own demise.
think of electricity as a river. the voltage is the amount of water in the river and the amperage is the speed of the river (the current). a river will only go as fast as it has to, but will take in all the water it can, even if it means it overflows the banks. likewise, the electricity will only flow as fast as it has to, however it'll take all the voltage it can get, even if it means burning something.
now, think of your electronics as a young child. the voltage would be the child's favorite candy and the amperage would a vegetable that the child doesn't like but eats because he/she was told to. that child wont take any more of the veggie than it absolutely has to, but will eat the candy to he gets sick! just like your electronics, which wont take any more amperage that it needs but will take all the voltage it can get, even to it's own demise.
12-04-2013, 07:40 AM
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Actually the analogy my 1st electronics teacher in college used was think of electronics as plumbing, and said if you can do a basic circuit you can do basic plumbing as the same basic principals applied.
12-04-2013, 10:30 AM
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What no mention of the all powerful magic smoke.....everyone knows that electrical components operate off magic smoke and once you let it escape it's all over 
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12-04-2013, 11:05 AM
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I agree with Syco, water pipes or hoses are a much better analogy. The electrical current or amps is like the water flow and voltage is like the water pressure, and just like water, electricity suffers from voltage loss in the form of resistance (friction loss in the case of water) over the length of the cable meaning the longer the cable the lower the voltage will be at the other end yet the amps remain the same. With water the longer the pipe or hose the lower the pressure will be at the other end yet the flow or gallons per minute remain the same.
12-04-2013, 02:31 PM
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