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Once upon a time, the place known as “Silicon Valley” was once filled with factories that designed and built… Read the rest

The flow of water in a hose is often used as an analogy for electrical current. Let’s see about that, first considering… Read the rest

I’ve not kept up with this technology in 15 years or more – after my time in mineral and oil/gas “prospecting”… Read the rest

One topic I had been interested in for some time is the problem of measuring atmospheric constituent gases from aircraft… Read the rest

Sometime long ago I was asked to analyze a temperature sensing system which had an operating temperature of “about”… Read the rest

At times, empirical data becomes both useful and necessary.

I wanted to establish a practical lower measurement limit … Read the rest

My notes suggest this was an interview question at one time. What I didn’t note is when, who, and whether I gave it or… Read the rest

More ideas that didn’t go anywhere than those that did. Here are three that didn’t go anywhere.

Brief Discussion… Read the rest

A circuit that I always felt useful yet never had the opportunity to actually put into a circuit. Drs. John Kleppe and Larry… Read the rest

These are defined as “exact” fundamental constants by NIST

k = Boltzmann Constant =
q = Electron Charge =

Thermal… Read the rest