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Thank you Tom. I was able to follow your reasoning. Best thing for me is to start reading the basic texts I have on electricity, magnetism, resistance, power and inductance. Life is really busy right now so the attention I want to give to it is probably a couple of years off. I'm a science guy but its all biochem and medical research. I do love physics and I'm fascinated by the theoretical musings from the big names but the details regarding electron movement, capacitance, vacuum tube function et. al. just don't jibe, at this point with the rhythms of my brain. I had a discussion once with an EE about my inability to understand alternating current and how do you get any work done with electrons having a net movement of zero. He said "you're not turning a paddle wheel with it. You're doing work. Think of sawing a board with a hand saw. The net movement in the saw's reciprocation is zero but the work and its movement is down through the board. Now I don't know if that's a ubiquitous explanation of AC in the EE world but it was a revelation for me!
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