[sdiy] Horowitz/Hill (was: Typical load for 9V alkaline batteries?)

[Simon Gatrall]

>In Horowitz/Hill they state 400mAh @ 1mA and 180mAh @ 10mA for a "heavy
>duty" 9V zinc carbon battery, 500mAh @ 1mA and 470mAh @ 10mA for an
>alkaline 9V battery.
>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
>I'm sure that I'm in the minority here, but that H&H book is *full* 
>of wrong, misleading, and
>wierd garbage. It's like it was edited by junior EE students, 
>randomly grabbing stuff off the
>web. I know many folks think it's a wonderful book, but I read the 
>op amp chapter and about
>barfed.
>
>Paul S.

OK Paul, please elaborate... why did you want to barf?

Perhaps you have better suggestions for a comprehensive yet 
understandable book?

I don't own a copy, but I have read through it and it seemed a lot 
more approachable than most EE texts.  Not quite the Forrest Mims 
level, but still pretty straightforward.
-- 
Simon Gatrall
gatrall at pacbell.net