Re: Interview Question (your Sunday ruined part 2)

"piglet" <erichpwagner@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:vf3ntu$i9cd$1@dont-email.me...

On 20/10/2024 7:59 pm, Edward Rawde wrote:

"john larkin" <JL@gct.com> wrote in message news:2rjahj1m5itht9k5nlh5p9q11onumbbb5s@4ax.com...

On Sun, 20 Oct 2024 19:32:45 +0200, Jeroen Belleman
<jeroen@nospam.please> wrote:
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On 10/20/24 19:18, Cursitor Doom wrote:

John Larkin has from time to time posted some elementary questions he
likes to torture his job applicants with. I'd like to propose one of my
own.
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If I'm measuring 218 ohms between points A and B in this diagram, what is
the value of Rx?
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https://disk.yandex.com/i/hxjWx0tDUCzxiA

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517 Ohms.
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Jeroen Belleman

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Does R330 mean 0.33 ohms?
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I hate that sort of notation, like 2k47.

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I keep having difficulty not using it in LTSpice.
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0.33 ohms would be 0R33
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LT Spice will happily accept 2k47 for 2470 ohms - you can even use 0meg33 if you want for 330k in the old Soviet way

The reason I try to avoid it outside locations where it's not questioned is because there's always someone who will ask what does
2k7 mean? :)

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piglet