No, I mean that the cell's current is far from proportional to the voltage applied to it (it's more like a quadratic function)
Enough science tutoring for today, good night :) Michel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harry Veeder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 2:02 AM Subject: Re: Scientists? We note voltage..but no mention of current > Do you mean the resistance is so small as to be immeasurable? > > Harry > > Michel Jullian wrote: > >> Sure, such loads (e.g. electric heaters) are called resistive loads. But >> the >> GDPE cell which was being discussed is far from resistive! >> >> Michel >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Harry Veeder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 12:45 AM >> Subject: Re: Scientists? We note voltage..but no mention of current >> >> >>> >>> With my limited knowledge of electricity I meant the latter. >>> >>> Anyway, can a load act as a resistor? >>> >>> Harry >>> >>> Michel Jullian wrote: >>>> Harry, what makes you think the load acted as a resistor? Or did you >>>> mean >>>> "current is not always essential for calculating the power, e.g. in the >>>> case >>>> of a resistor..." >>> >>> >> >> >
