"Half of knowing is knowing where to find the answer." In other words, you don't need to
know the answer to a question as long as you know
where (or how) to find the answer to the question.
For example, I don't
know the dates for the Korean War ... I know it came after World War II but before the Vietnam War. If I need to know the exact dates, for whatever reason, I know to look in the history books (or wikipedia). I should know the dates, considering the Korea Defense Service Medal is one of the medals I wear.
BTW - there's a difference between the Korea
Service Medal and the Korea
Defense Service Medal ... I'll leave it to you to determine the difference, if you're interested.
So, I ran across a good
introductory guide to electrical and electronic components on the Instructables.com website that ties into my "dissertation" on motor vehicle electrical systems.
The second page,
Step 2: Battery
, is a good layman's description relevant to our/my discussion.
Yes, continuing my motor vehicle electrical systems posts is on my to-do list and is fairly high on the list. However, I've gotten sidetracked by other projects, some of which have been ongoing for more than a quarter century.
1. A research project into philosophy and theoretical computer science, with a working title of "The Practical Application and Manipulation of
Unknown."
2. A book reminiscing about my Air Force career, with a working title of "An Accidental Career in the Air Force."
3. An ongoing effort to incorporate moving cars and trucks into a model railroad layout.
4. Work on the house we're building, when temperatures go above 0°F.
6. Work on the latest iteration of my boatbuilding hobby.
7. Work on MLP (My Little Project), which is the name for my motorhome projects.
(Yes, I skipped item
5. because that item is continuing my posts on this thread.)
Hi, ho, it's off to work I go ... because I'm bored.
