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Unbalanced Loads and Voltage Drops, Part Two

Unbalanced Loads and Voltage Drops, Part Two

At the end of the last article, I left some of you with a bit of a cliffhanger. But it was a cliffhanger only for some of you because the rest of you clearly understood all the ramifications of the principle set forth in that article.

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Unbalanced Loads and Voltage Drops, Part One

Unbalanced Loads and Voltage Drops, Part One

Today let’s consider the series circuit in which the intended loads are not balanced. In a past life, I trained for a company who had on their curriculum staff the originator of this idea. For the moment I will skip the introduction to his question, but he asked what would happen if we connected a low wattage bulb in series with a high wattage bulb.

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Voltage Drops and Amperage Flow

Voltage Drops and Amperage Flow

Today we will look at the principles behind unbalanced loads and how we can use what we learn to train our brain to think in a certain way. It is in the development of thinking skills that we can learn to recognize that odd problem that may seem as though the vehicle is playing tricks on us.

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Voltage Drops and Available Voltage

Voltage Drops and Available Voltage

Today we will go a little deeper into the third voltage test from last time, that of Available Voltage. To review, Available Voltage is the voltage that is delivered by the Source Voltage (battery, for our purposes today) through the harness to the load.

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Three Voltage Readings and Where We Find Them

Three Voltage Readings and Where We Find Them

Today, we will suggest some non-intrusive and time-saving tests. By performing these routinely, they can become second nature. These allow us to retrieve a significant amount of pertinent information and there may be times when these are the only tests needed.

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