Electronics Fundamentals: Circuits, Devices & Applications
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Chapter 5, Problem 47P
A certain parallel circuit consists of five
As you slowly increase the voltage across the parallel circuit, the total current slowly increases. Suddenly, the total current drops to a lower value.
- Excluding a power supply failure, what happened?
- What is the maximum voltage you should have applied?
- Specifically, what must be done to repair the fault?
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