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Ohms Law

Ohm's law defines the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance. It states that if voltage is applied to a resistance, current will flow and power will be consumed. The formula uses the symbols E for voltage (measured in volts), I for current (measured in amps), and R for resistance (measured in ohms). Ohm's law is fundamental to electronics and electricity and is used by electricians to design and troubleshoot circuits. Some everyday examples that demonstrate Ohm's law include baseboard heaters, toasters, and lightbulbs, which consume power to produce heat or light through resistance.

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Ohms Law

Ohm's law defines the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance. It states that if voltage is applied to a resistance, current will flow and power will be consumed. The formula uses the symbols E for voltage (measured in volts), I for current (measured in amps), and R for resistance (measured in ohms). Ohm's law is fundamental to electronics and electricity and is used by electricians to design and troubleshoot circuits. Some everyday examples that demonstrate Ohm's law include baseboard heaters, toasters, and lightbulbs, which consume power to produce heat or light through resistance.

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Ohm's law magic triangle

Ohms law,
defines the relationship between voltage, current and resistance.

These basic electrical units apply to direct current, or alternating


current.

Ohm’s Law is the foundation of electronics and electricity.

This formula is used extensively by electricians.


Without a thorough understanding of “Ohm’s Law” an electrician
can not design or troubleshoot even the simplest of electronic or
electrical circuits.

Ohm established in the late 1820’s that if a voltage was applied to


a resistance then “current would flow and then power would be
consumed”.
Voltage measured in volts, symbolized by
the letters "E" or "V".

Current measured in amps, symbolized by


the letter "I".

Resistance measured in ohms, symbolized


by the letter "R".
If you know E and I, and wish to determine R, just eliminate R from
the picture and see what's left:
If you know E and R, and wish to determine I, eliminate I and see
what's left:
if you know I and R, and wish to determine E, eliminate E and see
what's left:
Let's see how these equations might work to help us analyze
simple circuits:

If we know the values of any two of the three


quantities (voltage, current, and resistance) in
this circuit, we can use Ohm's Law to determine
the third.
calculate the amount of current (I) in a circuit, given values of voltage
(E) and resistance (R):
calculate the amount of resistance (R) in a circuit, given values of
voltage (E) and current (I):
calculate the amount of voltage supplied by a battery, given values of
current (I) and resistance (R):
Ohm’s Law power consumption
through a resistance

Some practical every day examples of this basic rule are:


base board heaters, electric frying pans, toasters
and electric light bulbs. The heater consumes power
producing heat for warmth, the frying pan consumes
power producing heat for general cooking, the toaster
consumes power producing heat for cooking toast,
and the electric light bulb consumes power producing heat
and more important light. A further example is
an electric hot water system. All are examples of Ohm’s Law.
The force
or
pressure
behind
electricity
milliamp or just mA
As a milliampere (milliamp or just mA) is
1/1000th of an ampere, we can convert mA to Amps
by just dividing by 1000. Another way is to take
the current in mA and move the decimal to the
left three places to accomplish the division by
1000. Here's the scoop:
275 mA / 1000 = 0.275 Amps
Note that the decimal in 275 is to the right of
the 5, and it's written as 275.0 (with a 0 added
to show where the decimal is). Moving the decimal
to the left three places gets up to .275 Amps,
but we usually hang a 0 in front of the decimal.
To convert Amps to milliAmps, just multiply by
1000 or move the decimal to the right three
places. Just the opposite of what we did here to
convert the other way.

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