Re: Capacitor Help

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Original poster: "D.C. Cox" <resonance@xxxxxxxxxx>


We learned it as:

Thank God --- Many Kind Men Made No Pizza!!

Dr. Resonance
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Subject: Re: Capacitor Help


> Original poster: Jim Lux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> At 03:19 PM 1/16/2006, you wrote:
> > Original poster: Jared E Dwarshuis <jdwarshui@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > To  tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject  Capacitance HELP
> >
> >
> > Original poster: Allan & Sandra <allan_sandra@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >
> > .......................................................................
> > Hi Al-
> >
> > I always lean on a mneumonic: Thank Goodness Many Kind Men Made No
> > Problem.
> >
> > Terra Geiga Megga Killo Milli Micro Nano Pico
> >   +12   +9   +6     +3    -3   -6    -9   -12
> >
> > (hope this helps! )
> >
> > Jared Dwarshuis
> Perhaps Tera, Giga, Mega, Kilo, Milli, -, Micro, Nano, Pico, Femto 
> might be more correctly spelled.
> SI requires use of just the powers of 1000,as above, but in 
> practical use, you'll also see deci (=1/10th as in beer coming in a 
> 3 deciliter glass) and centi (1/100th) as in cm.