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In the circuit below, the Ohm's law calculations of the parts do not agree with the whole:




  1. the voltage drops of the parts do not add up to the total voltage, and

  2. the current does not calculate to be the same throughout the entire circuit.


Why? Actual VOM readings are in red and done with a digital VOM.



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    What instrument was used to measure the voltages?
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    – TimWescott
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    I assume you realize that I should have asked "Why?" before adding the last sentence, but I can see how that might be confusing. Maybe I can still edit my original comment and put "why?" in the correct place. The device I used is a E SUN DT830 Digital Multimeter.
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    Is there a resistance or loss between the components? Meaning if you check from the lead of 1 bulb to the other lead of the other is there a loss there? Is there a voltage drop between the last bulb and the battery? Voltage doesn't just disappear there is something that is measured when you measure both that is not being measured when measuring individually. If not then you have a bad meter.
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    – Robert Fay
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    Mine was a poorly-phrased request for instrument type and model number -- because a meter with an offset could give you results such as you see. Voltage loss in the wires, or shooting at a moving target as the battery voltage decreases, is much more likely.
    $endgroup$
    – TimWescott
    3 hours ago
















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$begingroup$


In the circuit below, the Ohm's law calculations of the parts do not agree with the whole:




  1. the voltage drops of the parts do not add up to the total voltage, and

  2. the current does not calculate to be the same throughout the entire circuit.


Why? Actual VOM readings are in red and done with a digital VOM.



Circuit anomaly






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    $begingroup$
    What instrument was used to measure the voltages?
    $endgroup$
    – TimWescott
    4 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    I assume you realize that I should have asked "Why?" before adding the last sentence, but I can see how that might be confusing. Maybe I can still edit my original comment and put "why?" in the correct place. The device I used is a E SUN DT830 Digital Multimeter.
    $endgroup$
    – Sanity Check
    4 hours ago








  • 1




    $begingroup$
    Is there a resistance or loss between the components? Meaning if you check from the lead of 1 bulb to the other lead of the other is there a loss there? Is there a voltage drop between the last bulb and the battery? Voltage doesn't just disappear there is something that is measured when you measure both that is not being measured when measuring individually. If not then you have a bad meter.
    $endgroup$
    – Robert Fay
    4 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    Mine was a poorly-phrased request for instrument type and model number -- because a meter with an offset could give you results such as you see. Voltage loss in the wires, or shooting at a moving target as the battery voltage decreases, is much more likely.
    $endgroup$
    – TimWescott
    3 hours ago














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In the circuit below, the Ohm's law calculations of the parts do not agree with the whole:




  1. the voltage drops of the parts do not add up to the total voltage, and

  2. the current does not calculate to be the same throughout the entire circuit.


Why? Actual VOM readings are in red and done with a digital VOM.



Circuit anomaly






voltage voltage-measurement







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In the circuit below, the Ohm's law calculations of the parts do not agree with the whole:




  1. the voltage drops of the parts do not add up to the total voltage, and

  2. the current does not calculate to be the same throughout the entire circuit.


Why? Actual VOM readings are in red and done with a digital VOM.



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  • 1




    $begingroup$
    What instrument was used to measure the voltages?
    $endgroup$
    – TimWescott
    4 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    I assume you realize that I should have asked "Why?" before adding the last sentence, but I can see how that might be confusing. Maybe I can still edit my original comment and put "why?" in the correct place. The device I used is a E SUN DT830 Digital Multimeter.
    $endgroup$
    – Sanity Check
    4 hours ago








  • 1




    $begingroup$
    Is there a resistance or loss between the components? Meaning if you check from the lead of 1 bulb to the other lead of the other is there a loss there? Is there a voltage drop between the last bulb and the battery? Voltage doesn't just disappear there is something that is measured when you measure both that is not being measured when measuring individually. If not then you have a bad meter.
    $endgroup$
    – Robert Fay
    4 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    Mine was a poorly-phrased request for instrument type and model number -- because a meter with an offset could give you results such as you see. Voltage loss in the wires, or shooting at a moving target as the battery voltage decreases, is much more likely.
    $endgroup$
    – TimWescott
    3 hours ago














  • 1




    $begingroup$
    What instrument was used to measure the voltages?
    $endgroup$
    – TimWescott
    4 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    I assume you realize that I should have asked "Why?" before adding the last sentence, but I can see how that might be confusing. Maybe I can still edit my original comment and put "why?" in the correct place. The device I used is a E SUN DT830 Digital Multimeter.
    $endgroup$
    – Sanity Check
    4 hours ago








  • 1




    $begingroup$
    Is there a resistance or loss between the components? Meaning if you check from the lead of 1 bulb to the other lead of the other is there a loss there? Is there a voltage drop between the last bulb and the battery? Voltage doesn't just disappear there is something that is measured when you measure both that is not being measured when measuring individually. If not then you have a bad meter.
    $endgroup$
    – Robert Fay
    4 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    Mine was a poorly-phrased request for instrument type and model number -- because a meter with an offset could give you results such as you see. Voltage loss in the wires, or shooting at a moving target as the battery voltage decreases, is much more likely.
    $endgroup$
    – TimWescott
    3 hours ago








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What instrument was used to measure the voltages?
$endgroup$
– TimWescott
4 hours ago




$begingroup$
What instrument was used to measure the voltages?
$endgroup$
– TimWescott
4 hours ago












$begingroup$
I assume you realize that I should have asked "Why?" before adding the last sentence, but I can see how that might be confusing. Maybe I can still edit my original comment and put "why?" in the correct place. The device I used is a E SUN DT830 Digital Multimeter.
$endgroup$
– Sanity Check
4 hours ago






$begingroup$
I assume you realize that I should have asked "Why?" before adding the last sentence, but I can see how that might be confusing. Maybe I can still edit my original comment and put "why?" in the correct place. The device I used is a E SUN DT830 Digital Multimeter.
$endgroup$
– Sanity Check
4 hours ago






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$begingroup$
Is there a resistance or loss between the components? Meaning if you check from the lead of 1 bulb to the other lead of the other is there a loss there? Is there a voltage drop between the last bulb and the battery? Voltage doesn't just disappear there is something that is measured when you measure both that is not being measured when measuring individually. If not then you have a bad meter.
$endgroup$
– Robert Fay
4 hours ago






$begingroup$
Is there a resistance or loss between the components? Meaning if you check from the lead of 1 bulb to the other lead of the other is there a loss there? Is there a voltage drop between the last bulb and the battery? Voltage doesn't just disappear there is something that is measured when you measure both that is not being measured when measuring individually. If not then you have a bad meter.
$endgroup$
– Robert Fay
4 hours ago














$begingroup$
Mine was a poorly-phrased request for instrument type and model number -- because a meter with an offset could give you results such as you see. Voltage loss in the wires, or shooting at a moving target as the battery voltage decreases, is much more likely.
$endgroup$
– TimWescott
3 hours ago




$begingroup$
Mine was a poorly-phrased request for instrument type and model number -- because a meter with an offset could give you results such as you see. Voltage loss in the wires, or shooting at a moving target as the battery voltage decreases, is much more likely.
$endgroup$
– TimWescott
3 hours ago










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the most probable causses for the discrepancies are the following:




  1. The DT830 is not known as a quality meter. Inaccuracies in the readings are one cause of the problem.

  2. You are drawing almost 300 ma from a D battery. At that level the voltage of the battery will tend to drop fairly quickly. Depending on how fast you take the measurements, the readings can vary due to that factor. Note that your own readings show a 0.2 drop in voltage from no load to full load.
    As a test of your meter try measuring the voltage of each of your D cells and compare it to the total voltage.






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    Barry Meter error would be gain or offset but even 5% would not account for these results. But I agree the battery could drop 2x (.4 to .2V) this much on start up as the load resistance starts at 11 Ohms (10.1+1) and rises to > 21 ohms but even this wont explain the errors
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    – Sunnyskyguy EE75
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Ohm's Law and KVL always applies but the voltage drop is nonlinear with time due to thermal effects so bulbs never match perfectly and the voltages are never equal.



Bulbs are nonlinear PTC ( positive temp coefficient ) conductors that rise in R by 10x at rated power with temperatures of say 2500'K.



So R (hot/cold) ratio ~ 10:1 for bright warm white light (hot) and room temp (cold).



This means if you put two 6V bulbs in series with a 6V battery, you will never ever get 3V each.



The bulb with even the slightest higher cold resistance heats up faster in temperature will rise in resistance faster and thus drop more voltage than the other bulb, resulting in a runaway condition where that bulb will have full power and the other about 10 %. Putting a resistor in series as you have done reduces the balance difference between R cold= est. 0.5 Ohms and R hot est= 5 Ohms x 0.3A 1.5V



Although this is the extreme case where the bulbs are most sensitive to resistance changes at half voltage, it means your measurements probably changed while you were taking the readings.



Is it repeatable? Is it stable? Measure again.



If the load voltage is 5.9V @ 0.3A and the no-load Vbat=6.1V then the 4 battery cells have an internal resistance ESR = 0.2V/0.3A= 0.67 Ohms total.






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    let me run a quick simulation to prove that
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    – Sunnyskyguy EE75
    3 hours ago










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    Close approximation tinyurl.com/yxvdmqyk
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    – Sunnyskyguy EE75
    3 hours ago










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    Here using 1.05W@3V bulb and 1.1W bulb @ 3V tinyurl.com/y6etgsxk
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    – Sunnyskyguy EE75
    3 hours ago










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    Wow, give me a chance to digest all that. Very sharp action diagram, but with my limited knowledge I don't see the + end distinguished on the circuits. And right now the wife says dinner is ready...later!
    $endgroup$
    – Sanity Check
    3 hours ago






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    a nitpick: saying that "Ohm's [l]aw always applies" is a heavy overstatement. No physical "law" known to human always applies. Every "law" is just a model - and every model is false, because every model is just an approximation - albeit some, as OL or KVL, are indeed extremely useful.
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$begingroup$

the most probable causses for the discrepancies are the following:




  1. The DT830 is not known as a quality meter. Inaccuracies in the readings are one cause of the problem.

  2. You are drawing almost 300 ma from a D battery. At that level the voltage of the battery will tend to drop fairly quickly. Depending on how fast you take the measurements, the readings can vary due to that factor. Note that your own readings show a 0.2 drop in voltage from no load to full load.
    As a test of your meter try measuring the voltage of each of your D cells and compare it to the total voltage.






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  • $begingroup$
    Barry Meter error would be gain or offset but even 5% would not account for these results. But I agree the battery could drop 2x (.4 to .2V) this much on start up as the load resistance starts at 11 Ohms (10.1+1) and rises to > 21 ohms but even this wont explain the errors
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    – Sunnyskyguy EE75
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$begingroup$

the most probable causses for the discrepancies are the following:




  1. The DT830 is not known as a quality meter. Inaccuracies in the readings are one cause of the problem.

  2. You are drawing almost 300 ma from a D battery. At that level the voltage of the battery will tend to drop fairly quickly. Depending on how fast you take the measurements, the readings can vary due to that factor. Note that your own readings show a 0.2 drop in voltage from no load to full load.
    As a test of your meter try measuring the voltage of each of your D cells and compare it to the total voltage.






share|improve this answer











$endgroup$













  • $begingroup$
    Barry Meter error would be gain or offset but even 5% would not account for these results. But I agree the battery could drop 2x (.4 to .2V) this much on start up as the load resistance starts at 11 Ohms (10.1+1) and rises to > 21 ohms but even this wont explain the errors
    $endgroup$
    – Sunnyskyguy EE75
    1 hour ago
















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$begingroup$

the most probable causses for the discrepancies are the following:




  1. The DT830 is not known as a quality meter. Inaccuracies in the readings are one cause of the problem.

  2. You are drawing almost 300 ma from a D battery. At that level the voltage of the battery will tend to drop fairly quickly. Depending on how fast you take the measurements, the readings can vary due to that factor. Note that your own readings show a 0.2 drop in voltage from no load to full load.
    As a test of your meter try measuring the voltage of each of your D cells and compare it to the total voltage.






share|improve this answer











$endgroup$



the most probable causses for the discrepancies are the following:




  1. The DT830 is not known as a quality meter. Inaccuracies in the readings are one cause of the problem.

  2. You are drawing almost 300 ma from a D battery. At that level the voltage of the battery will tend to drop fairly quickly. Depending on how fast you take the measurements, the readings can vary due to that factor. Note that your own readings show a 0.2 drop in voltage from no load to full load.
    As a test of your meter try measuring the voltage of each of your D cells and compare it to the total voltage.







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  • $begingroup$
    Barry Meter error would be gain or offset but even 5% would not account for these results. But I agree the battery could drop 2x (.4 to .2V) this much on start up as the load resistance starts at 11 Ohms (10.1+1) and rises to > 21 ohms but even this wont explain the errors
    $endgroup$
    – Sunnyskyguy EE75
    1 hour ago




















  • $begingroup$
    Barry Meter error would be gain or offset but even 5% would not account for these results. But I agree the battery could drop 2x (.4 to .2V) this much on start up as the load resistance starts at 11 Ohms (10.1+1) and rises to > 21 ohms but even this wont explain the errors
    $endgroup$
    – Sunnyskyguy EE75
    1 hour ago


















$begingroup$
Barry Meter error would be gain or offset but even 5% would not account for these results. But I agree the battery could drop 2x (.4 to .2V) this much on start up as the load resistance starts at 11 Ohms (10.1+1) and rises to > 21 ohms but even this wont explain the errors
$endgroup$
– Sunnyskyguy EE75
1 hour ago






$begingroup$
Barry Meter error would be gain or offset but even 5% would not account for these results. But I agree the battery could drop 2x (.4 to .2V) this much on start up as the load resistance starts at 11 Ohms (10.1+1) and rises to > 21 ohms but even this wont explain the errors
$endgroup$
– Sunnyskyguy EE75
1 hour ago















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$begingroup$

Ohm's Law and KVL always applies but the voltage drop is nonlinear with time due to thermal effects so bulbs never match perfectly and the voltages are never equal.



Bulbs are nonlinear PTC ( positive temp coefficient ) conductors that rise in R by 10x at rated power with temperatures of say 2500'K.



So R (hot/cold) ratio ~ 10:1 for bright warm white light (hot) and room temp (cold).



This means if you put two 6V bulbs in series with a 6V battery, you will never ever get 3V each.



The bulb with even the slightest higher cold resistance heats up faster in temperature will rise in resistance faster and thus drop more voltage than the other bulb, resulting in a runaway condition where that bulb will have full power and the other about 10 %. Putting a resistor in series as you have done reduces the balance difference between R cold= est. 0.5 Ohms and R hot est= 5 Ohms x 0.3A 1.5V



Although this is the extreme case where the bulbs are most sensitive to resistance changes at half voltage, it means your measurements probably changed while you were taking the readings.



Is it repeatable? Is it stable? Measure again.



If the load voltage is 5.9V @ 0.3A and the no-load Vbat=6.1V then the 4 battery cells have an internal resistance ESR = 0.2V/0.3A= 0.67 Ohms total.






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  • $begingroup$
    let me run a quick simulation to prove that
    $endgroup$
    – Sunnyskyguy EE75
    3 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Close approximation tinyurl.com/yxvdmqyk
    $endgroup$
    – Sunnyskyguy EE75
    3 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Here using 1.05W@3V bulb and 1.1W bulb @ 3V tinyurl.com/y6etgsxk
    $endgroup$
    – Sunnyskyguy EE75
    3 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Wow, give me a chance to digest all that. Very sharp action diagram, but with my limited knowledge I don't see the + end distinguished on the circuits. And right now the wife says dinner is ready...later!
    $endgroup$
    – Sanity Check
    3 hours ago






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    a nitpick: saying that "Ohm's [l]aw always applies" is a heavy overstatement. No physical "law" known to human always applies. Every "law" is just a model - and every model is false, because every model is just an approximation - albeit some, as OL or KVL, are indeed extremely useful.
    $endgroup$
    – vaxquis
    2 hours ago
















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$begingroup$

Ohm's Law and KVL always applies but the voltage drop is nonlinear with time due to thermal effects so bulbs never match perfectly and the voltages are never equal.



Bulbs are nonlinear PTC ( positive temp coefficient ) conductors that rise in R by 10x at rated power with temperatures of say 2500'K.



So R (hot/cold) ratio ~ 10:1 for bright warm white light (hot) and room temp (cold).



This means if you put two 6V bulbs in series with a 6V battery, you will never ever get 3V each.



The bulb with even the slightest higher cold resistance heats up faster in temperature will rise in resistance faster and thus drop more voltage than the other bulb, resulting in a runaway condition where that bulb will have full power and the other about 10 %. Putting a resistor in series as you have done reduces the balance difference between R cold= est. 0.5 Ohms and R hot est= 5 Ohms x 0.3A 1.5V



Although this is the extreme case where the bulbs are most sensitive to resistance changes at half voltage, it means your measurements probably changed while you were taking the readings.



Is it repeatable? Is it stable? Measure again.



If the load voltage is 5.9V @ 0.3A and the no-load Vbat=6.1V then the 4 battery cells have an internal resistance ESR = 0.2V/0.3A= 0.67 Ohms total.






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  • $begingroup$
    let me run a quick simulation to prove that
    $endgroup$
    – Sunnyskyguy EE75
    3 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Close approximation tinyurl.com/yxvdmqyk
    $endgroup$
    – Sunnyskyguy EE75
    3 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Here using 1.05W@3V bulb and 1.1W bulb @ 3V tinyurl.com/y6etgsxk
    $endgroup$
    – Sunnyskyguy EE75
    3 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Wow, give me a chance to digest all that. Very sharp action diagram, but with my limited knowledge I don't see the + end distinguished on the circuits. And right now the wife says dinner is ready...later!
    $endgroup$
    – Sanity Check
    3 hours ago






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    a nitpick: saying that "Ohm's [l]aw always applies" is a heavy overstatement. No physical "law" known to human always applies. Every "law" is just a model - and every model is false, because every model is just an approximation - albeit some, as OL or KVL, are indeed extremely useful.
    $endgroup$
    – vaxquis
    2 hours ago














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$begingroup$

Ohm's Law and KVL always applies but the voltage drop is nonlinear with time due to thermal effects so bulbs never match perfectly and the voltages are never equal.



Bulbs are nonlinear PTC ( positive temp coefficient ) conductors that rise in R by 10x at rated power with temperatures of say 2500'K.



So R (hot/cold) ratio ~ 10:1 for bright warm white light (hot) and room temp (cold).



This means if you put two 6V bulbs in series with a 6V battery, you will never ever get 3V each.



The bulb with even the slightest higher cold resistance heats up faster in temperature will rise in resistance faster and thus drop more voltage than the other bulb, resulting in a runaway condition where that bulb will have full power and the other about 10 %. Putting a resistor in series as you have done reduces the balance difference between R cold= est. 0.5 Ohms and R hot est= 5 Ohms x 0.3A 1.5V



Although this is the extreme case where the bulbs are most sensitive to resistance changes at half voltage, it means your measurements probably changed while you were taking the readings.



Is it repeatable? Is it stable? Measure again.



If the load voltage is 5.9V @ 0.3A and the no-load Vbat=6.1V then the 4 battery cells have an internal resistance ESR = 0.2V/0.3A= 0.67 Ohms total.






share|improve this answer











$endgroup$



Ohm's Law and KVL always applies but the voltage drop is nonlinear with time due to thermal effects so bulbs never match perfectly and the voltages are never equal.



Bulbs are nonlinear PTC ( positive temp coefficient ) conductors that rise in R by 10x at rated power with temperatures of say 2500'K.



So R (hot/cold) ratio ~ 10:1 for bright warm white light (hot) and room temp (cold).



This means if you put two 6V bulbs in series with a 6V battery, you will never ever get 3V each.



The bulb with even the slightest higher cold resistance heats up faster in temperature will rise in resistance faster and thus drop more voltage than the other bulb, resulting in a runaway condition where that bulb will have full power and the other about 10 %. Putting a resistor in series as you have done reduces the balance difference between R cold= est. 0.5 Ohms and R hot est= 5 Ohms x 0.3A 1.5V



Although this is the extreme case where the bulbs are most sensitive to resistance changes at half voltage, it means your measurements probably changed while you were taking the readings.



Is it repeatable? Is it stable? Measure again.



If the load voltage is 5.9V @ 0.3A and the no-load Vbat=6.1V then the 4 battery cells have an internal resistance ESR = 0.2V/0.3A= 0.67 Ohms total.







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    let me run a quick simulation to prove that
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    – Sunnyskyguy EE75
    3 hours ago










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    Close approximation tinyurl.com/yxvdmqyk
    $endgroup$
    – Sunnyskyguy EE75
    3 hours ago










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    Here using 1.05W@3V bulb and 1.1W bulb @ 3V tinyurl.com/y6etgsxk
    $endgroup$
    – Sunnyskyguy EE75
    3 hours ago










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    Wow, give me a chance to digest all that. Very sharp action diagram, but with my limited knowledge I don't see the + end distinguished on the circuits. And right now the wife says dinner is ready...later!
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    – Sanity Check
    3 hours ago






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    a nitpick: saying that "Ohm's [l]aw always applies" is a heavy overstatement. No physical "law" known to human always applies. Every "law" is just a model - and every model is false, because every model is just an approximation - albeit some, as OL or KVL, are indeed extremely useful.
    $endgroup$
    – vaxquis
    2 hours ago


















  • $begingroup$
    let me run a quick simulation to prove that
    $endgroup$
    – Sunnyskyguy EE75
    3 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Close approximation tinyurl.com/yxvdmqyk
    $endgroup$
    – Sunnyskyguy EE75
    3 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Here using 1.05W@3V bulb and 1.1W bulb @ 3V tinyurl.com/y6etgsxk
    $endgroup$
    – Sunnyskyguy EE75
    3 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Wow, give me a chance to digest all that. Very sharp action diagram, but with my limited knowledge I don't see the + end distinguished on the circuits. And right now the wife says dinner is ready...later!
    $endgroup$
    – Sanity Check
    3 hours ago






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    a nitpick: saying that "Ohm's [l]aw always applies" is a heavy overstatement. No physical "law" known to human always applies. Every "law" is just a model - and every model is false, because every model is just an approximation - albeit some, as OL or KVL, are indeed extremely useful.
    $endgroup$
    – vaxquis
    2 hours ago
















$begingroup$
let me run a quick simulation to prove that
$endgroup$
– Sunnyskyguy EE75
3 hours ago




$begingroup$
let me run a quick simulation to prove that
$endgroup$
– Sunnyskyguy EE75
3 hours ago












$begingroup$
Close approximation tinyurl.com/yxvdmqyk
$endgroup$
– Sunnyskyguy EE75
3 hours ago




$begingroup$
Close approximation tinyurl.com/yxvdmqyk
$endgroup$
– Sunnyskyguy EE75
3 hours ago












$begingroup$
Here using 1.05W@3V bulb and 1.1W bulb @ 3V tinyurl.com/y6etgsxk
$endgroup$
– Sunnyskyguy EE75
3 hours ago




$begingroup$
Here using 1.05W@3V bulb and 1.1W bulb @ 3V tinyurl.com/y6etgsxk
$endgroup$
– Sunnyskyguy EE75
3 hours ago












$begingroup$
Wow, give me a chance to digest all that. Very sharp action diagram, but with my limited knowledge I don't see the + end distinguished on the circuits. And right now the wife says dinner is ready...later!
$endgroup$
– Sanity Check
3 hours ago




$begingroup$
Wow, give me a chance to digest all that. Very sharp action diagram, but with my limited knowledge I don't see the + end distinguished on the circuits. And right now the wife says dinner is ready...later!
$endgroup$
– Sanity Check
3 hours ago




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1




$begingroup$
a nitpick: saying that "Ohm's [l]aw always applies" is a heavy overstatement. No physical "law" known to human always applies. Every "law" is just a model - and every model is false, because every model is just an approximation - albeit some, as OL or KVL, are indeed extremely useful.
$endgroup$
– vaxquis
2 hours ago




$begingroup$
a nitpick: saying that "Ohm's [l]aw always applies" is a heavy overstatement. No physical "law" known to human always applies. Every "law" is just a model - and every model is false, because every model is just an approximation - albeit some, as OL or KVL, are indeed extremely useful.
$endgroup$
– vaxquis
2 hours ago










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