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Building my first real windmill (Part 1) | 22 comments (22 topical, editorial)
Re: Building my first real windmill (Part 1) (3.00 / 0) (#8)
by Flux on Mon Jan 22nd, 2007 at 01:54:10 AM MST
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After many years after the change here, I find that in general metric is more logical and for those brought up with it it is better,

Some metric units are awkward but so are most imperial. I tend to use a mixture of both.

At least with metric we don't have the totally stupid variation between North American and English. Your gallon is different, the wire gauge is different and I have to convert many of your imperial units and unless specified I have no idea which are meant.

This is particularly true with hydro when gallons are quoted. ( which ones).

For wind and electrical calculations metric is far easier, the answer comes out directly in Watts without going to horespower ( which again is a bit variable between countries).

I don't like the Pascal or the Weber, I can't think in 10 to the minus umpteen but generally metric is fine. Fractions are ok up to about 1/16 but I wouldn't have a clue what 17/64 was.

Flux

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Building my first real windmill (Part 1) | 22 comments (22 topical, 0 editorial)

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