Re: meter reader was: How does one find employees, including trainees?

["Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I long since forgotten Ohms law and I do know how to read a meter, I bet
most people here are the same way

"Tommy" <tommy at leesecurity dot net> wrote in message
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> Using your own analogy, If you didn't know what the tach on your bike
> meant when it reached 7,000 rpm you would probably push it to 10,000
> and blow something up, brag about it or both.
>
> similarly, if you don't know what ohm's are do you really know how to
> read a meter.  You can probably get by, but that is different than
> knowing what you are doing
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> Robert L Bass wrote:
>
> > > I guess not if you are training monkeys. if you
> > > dont know what the numbers on the meter
> > > mean all you are doing is "reading" the meter.
> >
> > There's a difference between knowing Ohm's law and knowing what the
> > numbers on your meter mean.  I don't need a degree in automotive
> > engineering to know that when the tach on my bike approaches 7,000
> > rpms I need to let up on the throttle or upshift.
> >
> > > using that information from the meter implies an
> > > understanding of the concepts behind numbers.
> >
> > In the case of a VOM using the information on the meter only implies
> > knowing that 2.2 with the meter set to kOhms means 2,200 Ohms.  It
> > does not mean that there are n Amps or y Volts.
> >
> > You're trying really hard to justify a position which you seem to
> > realize is wrong.  You say you can take as well as give.  Well, take
> > this.  You're wrong.
>
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