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The Condy Scale
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The Condy Scale is a scale used to characterize the position of the slider on a linear dimmer switch (such as one used for attenuating the current supplied to light bulbs). History The first reference to the Condy was found in 2008 in a Lab Book for a Bose-Einstein Condensation, BEC, experiment performed at a top research institute based in Crete, Greece. The BEC lab at the Institute for Research and Technology, ITE. Current Usage Since then the Condy has been gaining popularity as the unit of choice for describing the position of the linear dimmer switch. These maybe found in all walks of life, but particularly in realm of experimental physics. Quite frequently in physics experiments the linear dimmer switch is used to control the current passing through heater coils. These are used to bake Ultra high vacuum systems in order to facilitate the production of pressures as low as 10 mBar. These pressures are suitable for the production and experimentation of BEC's. Unfortunately, recently it has been threatened with extinction by the Klitzy, a unit roughly proportional to the square root of the applied heating power. See Also
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