notes

Peter Coffee on journalistic style:
right: lead/conclusion -> significance-> supporting details.
wrong: topic sentence -> details -> conclusion.

NEC on fuse ratings
fast acting: use up to 300% of full load
time delay type: use up to 175%
Next-size-up rounding is okay.
Tap conductors, of up to 10 feet, may be sized for 10% of upstream protection rating. Up to 25 feet must handle 33%.

Marybeth Henderson on critical analysis:
summary -> logical extension -> critical analysis

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Neon details:
15 KV XFMR:
33 feet of 10 mm tube,
45 feet     12
60           15
78           20 mm
102         25
Deduct one foot for each set of electrodes.
The neon should just barely flicker at 78% of full primary voltage.Source

Downloadable neon calculator

Enclosed metal halide luminaires must comply with UL 1572. Source

To convert MHz to wavelength (in inches, with air dilectric) divide 11,760 by the number of MHz.

Five stages of drunkenness:
verbose, jocose, lachrymose, bellicose, and comatose.

Fertilizer requirement:
30-30-30: rapid growth
0-5-30 (no nitrogen for flower phase)