July 2008    

By Keith Conn

Determine the following based on the circuit shown:

 

 

 

 

 

 

1) Total Resistance of the Circuit Rt = ____________

2) Total Current of the Circuit It = _______________

3) Current through R6, the 2.2K ohm resister = _____

4) If R3 increased by a factor of 10, what changes would there be with Rt and It?

More Challenge:

Convert Resistors R2, R3 adn R4 from its Pi configuration to a Tee configuration and state the new total resistance of the circuit.

Rt = ______________

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Answer to the January - March Issue Brain Twister:

Had 8 correct solvers to the last puzzle, Tom Gerhart, Robin George, George L. Minor, Larry M. Moody, Erich Hoffer, Marco Oliver, Gregory Hubbarth, Lawrence Schall & Frank Sanor.

The answers to the last puzzle are
1: 10,10
2: 50x50
3. 2 inches


   
 
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