Instructions

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SERIES AND PARALLEL CIRCUIT:
Some challenges include a Beacon on the main pathway, then the
pathway splits into two branches each of which also includes a
Beacon. In the illustration below, all three Beacons will light.
Beacon in series with 2 paralleled Beacons – All 3 will light
Some challenges include a parallel circuit with one Beacon on
one branch and two Beacons in series on the other branch. In the
illustration below, all three Beacons will light.
Two Beacons in series, both paralleled with third Beacon –
All 3 Beacons will light
BYPASS IN SERIES AND PARALLEL CIRCUIT:
With some “Parallel Circuit in Series” challenges, we place a Beacon
on one branch of the parallel circuit but not the other branch. In
these cases, current will bypass the Beacon and ow only through the
unrestricted branch. Since the current will ow through the beacon in
series, the bypass in parallel is ne (i.e. not a short circuit.)
Beacon in parallel with bypass metal strip in series with another Beacon –
Beacon A will light, Beacon B will not light
METAL STRIPS IN PARALLEL:
Some challenges have pathway sections that branch and come back
together without owing through any Beacons. Current ows through
both branches here. We put these in to be tricky.
Metal strips in parallel and series – Beacon will light