CIRCUIT TYPES Series: In series circuits everything will be connected one after the other. This is usually considered an inefficient design as if any one thing in the circuit fails the entire circuit will fail as well
Parallel: In parallel circuits (seen in position X) items on the wire are separate from each other. This is considered a better circuit design as if something on the circuit fails everything else will still function Resistance This is the basic way to calculate resistance in a circuit. Any numbered R (R1, R2, R3) represent the resistors in the circuit. If resistors remain unlabeled the resistance in the circuit can be calculated (See electrical calculations) Capacitance Capacitors oppose changes in voltage. Largely similar to Resistance and Inductance, numbered C represent capacitors in the system. The difference is that for capacitors the formula's for parallel and series circuits are flipped. |