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_ voltage.
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5. Replace ming “open”. Measure the circuit voltages and
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__
_ _____
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n
V
2
= _________________________. V
5
= (across the open) ______________.
What happened to the voltage drops across all of the “good” components in the circuit?
_______________________________________________________
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The voltage drop across the “open” resistor is equal to the __________________
Explain what happens to I
T
when an open occurs to a component that is in series with the
source. _____________________________
_______________________________ _____________________________
R . Now remove R to simulate it beco
5 2
record them below.
V
A
= _________________________. V
3
= _____________________
V
1
= _________________________. V
4
= _________________________.
V
2
= (across the open) ______________. V
5
= _________________________.
When compared to the values in step 2, what happened to the voltage drops across the
omponents in series with the main line? __________________________________c
_______________________________________________________________ _
When compared to the values in step 2, what happened to the voltage drops across the
components directly in parallel with the open? _________________________________
_ ____________________________ _____________________________
What happened to I
T
when compared to the calculated value in step 3? ________________
_______________________________ _____________________________
It does not matter whether an open occurs in the series or parallel portion of a combinatio
circuit the total circuit resistance will always ______________________ and the total
circuit current will ______________________.