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minus-squareSerinus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoWith the river analogy, Voltage = pressure, Wattage = how much water is passing, Current (Amps) is how wide the river is. Pressure * Width of river = Amount of water passing Not sure that helps with passing it through the terms and then to variables.
minus-squareMalfeasant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoWater analogy works better with plumbing. A river, not so much. But people aren’t that much better at understanding plumbing, unfortunately…
With the river analogy, Voltage = pressure, Wattage = how much water is passing, Current (Amps) is how wide the river is.
Pressure * Width of river = Amount of water passing
Not sure that helps with passing it through the terms and then to variables.
Water analogy works better with plumbing. A river, not so much. But people aren’t that much better at understanding plumbing, unfortunately…