Re: How does one find employees, including trainees?

["Tommy" <tommy at leesecurity dot net>]

Like i said difference between memorizing and understanding. memorizing
a "go,no go" reading is not using the law, but using a meter should
imply an understanding of the principles going on behind the readout.
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cs_posting@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Tommy wrote:
> > I don't see it as confusion, i just feel that if you are using a
> > meter to find resistance, you are instinctively using the formula.
> > but then maybe i am equating memorization with understanding.
>
> No - for starters you have to know TWO variables before you can use
> the formula.
>
> And for finishers, you have to need to know the remaining third.  If
> what you need to know is right there on the meter display, you aren't
> using the formula.
>
> If you want to know the current, and you read the resistance and know
> the voltage, then you are using ohms law.  But most people would
> simply measure the current, unless it would be difficult to do so.
>
> If you look at the meter, see 2 ohms, and decide that given the length
> of the wire runs that's reasonable - YOU ARE NOT USING OHMS LAW.

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