Bad gas gauge?

cudajim said

You don't measure the "OHMS", you measure the resistance of the device which happens to be in ohms. Much like current is measured in amperes or amps.

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Maybe, but the meter doesn't say "resistance" usually, and these terms can be confusing, especially for guys who are "barely electric"

One time I was talking about "I squared R losses"

Someone said, "you mean heat?"

"Yes."

"Isn't that power?"

"Yes"

The same as watts?

"Yes"

"But isn't watts volts times amps?"

"Yes, in a resistive circuit, but here we are talking about the resistance of the wire, so it's I squared R, not volts times amps"

So then I had to explain THAT