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If one of the lights goes out in a series circurt will the others go out?
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∙ 9y ago
yes sience their is only one path that electricity flows through then it would be depended on that path so if the electricity is not reaching the other bulbs then that means that the electric current is not complete
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When lights are wired such that if one bulb fails the entire string of lights goes out they are said to be wired in?
series
What type of circuit is wired so that if one light goes out all the lights go out?
its a series connection
What kind of circuit is best for a string of holiday lights?
A parallel circuit is best because if one light goes out the others remain lit.
Do modern homes use electricity that is arranged in series or in parallel circuits?
In a modern home you use parallel circuit's. The reason why they are parallel circuit and not series is For example: say your kitchen light goes off, if that light goes off the others in your house won't. They also use parallel circuit in schools. However, when there is a switch in the circuit, that switch is in series with the load, so you could say that electrical wiring is arranged in series-parallel.
Are the circuits at homes connected in series or parallel and why?
They're connected in parallel, this is so that everything connected to the circuits will receive the same voltage. Also, if everything was connected in series, if one of the components died, everything would be dead (think of christmas lights)
When lights are wired such that if one bulb fails the entire string of lights goes out they are said to be wired in?
series
What can you infer about whether or not your house lights are connected in series or parallel?
House lights are wired in parallel. If they were in series, when one burned out, all would. Christmas lights are wired in a combination of series and parallel - roughly 50 lights in each series string. that's why if one bulb burns out, a section of the lights goes out.
If you have a string of lights and one light goes out but the others stay lit which type of circuit do you have?
The lights are wired in parallel.
Will lights in a series circuit will stay lit if one goes out?
Like the old Christmas tree lights, no; lights connected in series will not stay lit if one (or more) are either burned out or disconnected from the circuit. Lights in series are connected "head-to-tail". Take one out, and the circuit is incomplete and will not work.
Are the lights in your school connected in series current or parallel current?
Overhead lights are typically connected in parallel. If they were connected in series, then, if one light went out, all of the lights would go out. Think of Christmas lights, they are connected in series. When one of the lights burns out, the whole string of lights goes out.
What type of circuit is wired so that if one light goes out all the lights go out?
its a series connection
Is a refrigerator a series circuit?
A Refrigerator is technically a series because if one wire goes out all of the others go out
If two light bulbs are connected in a series circuit turning off one will it not affect the other?
no in seriesone light out all others after it fail. like a string of Christmas lights one bulb goes out it's easy to see because all lights after it will not light. in a paralell lighting system if one goes out all the other ones stay on
How do you wire fog lights in series and parallel with only one relay?
You typically do not want to wire it in series because if one bulb goes bad then the other lights will be off too. If you remember older Xmas lights, one of the bulb is burnt then the rest would tunrned off. To wire it parallel, you must splice your wires to the same amount of bulbs you are going to use. Connect all positive wire terminals to each bulb then ground the other side of bulbs. This way when one of them goes out, the others will remain lit.
When Christmas tree lights go out why cant you find the fault?
They are or were wired in series, one goes, they all go.
How is it better by connecting house lights in parallel instead of in series?
There is other reasons but the main one is that if a light goes bad while in series all of the other lights will turn off because there will be no power through the blown bulb.
Why are parallel Christmas lights better than series?
In a series circuit, if any one bulb goes open the rest of the lights will go out. The current flow in a series circuit is common throughout the whole circuit. In a parallel circuit when one bulb goes open the rest remain on due to the configuration of a parallel circuit.
