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Coda · Posted 03-29-2017, 08:49 PM

We actually discussed that one previously while we were talking about other stuff. The ground is an infinite current sink! It can accept as much charge as you want to push at it.

But if you're working with numbers in a circuit diagram... what does that mean?

Well, it's one of the few times when you can deal with an absolute potential instead of a potential difference! The ground defines a zero potential in the circuit.

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	We actually discussed that one previously while we were talking about other stuff. The ground is an infinite current sink! It can accept as much charge as you want to push at it. But if you're working with numbers in a circuit diagram... what does that mean? Well, it's one of the few times when you can deal with an absolute potential instead of a potential difference! The ground defines a zero potential in the circuit. Games by Coda (updated 4/8/2025 - New game: Marianas Miner) Art by Coda (updated 8/25/2022 - beatBitten and All-Nighter Simulator) Mega Man: The Light of Will (Mega Man / Green Lantern crossover: In the lead-up to the events of Mega Man 2, Dr. Wily has discovered emotional light technology. How will his creations change how humankind thinks about artificial intelligence? Sadly abandoned. Sufficient Velocity x-post)
		Posted 03-29-2017, 08:49 PM