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Posted on January 6, 2004October 12, 2008 by deadprogrammer

Oooomp-acity

I’ve been reading a few books about the US electrical code and such. Here’s a short quiz:
Volt – Voltage
Ohm – Ohmage
Amp(ere) – ???
I used to say Amperage (and the dictionary shows that I am correct), but most books call it Ampacity. Why not Voltacity or Ohmmacity? I have no idea.

CategoriesUncategorized TagsAmpacity, Ampere, Electrical code, Electromagnetism, Measurement, Ohm, United States

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