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October 4, 2020 at 12:23 pm
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Keymaster
You’ve got 5 and 6 correct.
Equivalent resistance is always the smallest resistance divided by the current and amps.
That’s not quite right. Equivalent resistance rule of thumb: it will always be something LESS than the smallest resistance. The formula is Req = 1/(1/R1 + 1/R2)
it’s resistance is R1 = 4.4 ohms and r2 = 6.25 ohms. Rtotal is 2.58. The equivalent is 2ohms.
Change “Rtotal” to “Requivalent” and you’ve got this basically correct. Req of the compressor is about 2.5 ohms.
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