Bob Ammerman wrote:
> SQRT(10) = 3.16....
> So maybe a sort of logarithmetic scale?
>
> > > even lower. I recall having a load of 315 mA fuses, I have
> > > no clue where that weird rating came from
> >
> > Perhaps something to do with horsepower ?
> >
> > (~230V to ~240V) * 3.15A = 725W to 756W    (1HP = 746W)

Maybe

3 * 2.1V = 6.3V (lead-acid cells)

6.3V / 2 Ohm = 3.15A

Mike.

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P.S. Olin wrote:
> That may be tough.  Oceans are large and hard to move, and you
> tend to piss off a lot of environmentalists when you try. ;-)

Do not tell environmentalists about 0.315A fuses, cause of relation
to lead-acid things.

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