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Old Fri Jul 24, 2009, 09:52pm
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Originally Posted by BillyMac View Post
I already know that. I'd like to know if amperes, like seconds, are used in both the English system, and the metric system. If not, what is the English system equivalent of an ampere?
The Imperial system has distinct units for length, volume, and weight. Anything defined in terms of those (force, velocity, acceleration, work, etc.) will have distinctive units.

E-M stuff is generally cross-system (amps, volts, joules, coulombs, ohms, farads, etc.) unless it involves weight or length (e.g. horsepower vs. watt).
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