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Voltage drop in DC circuit
I'm a plastics guy looking for some basic info on electricity. This is probably a very simple question: In a DC circuit (such as in a car), how is voltage drop calculated in a specific conductor? Must the current drawn thru this specific conductor be known to calculate the voltage drop? I...- jreed
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- Replies: 1
- Forum: Circuit design
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Voltage drop in conductor
I'm a plastics guy looking for some basic info on electricity. This is probably a very simple question: In a DC circuit (such as in a car), how is voltage drop calculated in a specific conductor? Must the current drawn thru this specific conductor be known to calculate the voltage drop? I...- jreed
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- Replies: 2
- Forum: Electric motors & generators engineering
