[Nyx]

In the electrical circuit diagram above, If I were to replace bulb #7 with a piece of copper would that melt the battery due to the new route for the electricity having no resistance or would it simply make only bulb 1 and 2 have electricity and 3, 4, 5, 6 would just not have any power? This is fairly basic electricity stuff but I'm drawing a blank on this one.

[roger_smith]

As far as I recall, electricity takes the path of lease resistance. Therefore, just a chunk of copper in there would result in a short to ground, blowing the fuse (you ARE using fuses, right?).

In fact, what I think ACTUALLY would happen looking at it again, is only lights 1 and 2 would light.

[Nyx]

As far as I recall, electricity takes the path of lease resistance. Therefore, just a chunk of copper in there would result in a short to ground, blowing the fuse (you ARE using fuses, right?).

In fact, what I think ACTUALLY would happen looking at it again, is only lights 1 and 2 would light.

Yes electricity will take the path with the least resistance. I'm not sure what a fuse is since I'm taking all my science courses in French, but Google is telling me a fuse is a resistor and therefor the lightbulbs function as the fuse (please correct me if I'm wrong). I'm just unsure if taking the bulb out and replacing it with copper would result in the battery being short circuited and making the battery melt, or if the circuit would function as per usual and just the other batteries (minus 1 and 2) would just stay out.

[roger_smith]

Yes electricity will take the path with the least resistance. I'm not sure what a fuse is since I'm taking all my science courses in French, but Google is telling me a fuse is a resistor and therefor the lightbulbs function as the fuse (please correct me if I'm wrong). I'm just unsure if taking the bulb out and replacing it with copper would result in the battery being short circuited and making the battery melt, or if the circuit would function as per usual and just the other batteries (minus 1 and 2) would just stay out.

Every circuit should have a fuse. It protects from damage due to a short circuit or overdraw.

Your battery is unlikely to melt before the wiring burns up. It could still happen.

I believe if you put a copper wire in place of the bulb 7, bulbs 1 and 2 would light and glow brightly, and the remaining bulbs would not light at all.

[Nyx]

Every circuit should have a fuse. It protects from damage due to a short circuit or overdraw.

Your battery is unlikely to melt before the wiring burns up. It could still happen.

I believe if you put a copper wire in place of the bulb 7, bulbs 1 and 2 would light and glow brightly, and the remaining bulbs would not light at all.

Ah okay. Thank you Roger!

[roger_smith]

Ah okay. Thank you Roger!

np

[Eclipse]

I'm not sure what a fuse is.

What are you doing messing with electricity if you don't know what a fuse is? o.O

A fuse is a little bitch that breaks if the current flowing through it gets too high. Like an asshole rips if the dick going through it is too big. When this happens, the circuit breaks and everything stops, including anal.

[Jolly]

What are you doing messing with electricity if you don't know what a fuse is? o.O

A fuse is a little bitch that breaks if the current flowing through it gets too high. Like an asshole rips if the dick going through it is too big. When this happens, the circuit breaks and everything stops, including anal.

This has to be the most educational post I've ever seen...

[WastedSpace]

It wouldn't be a short because the current is still traveling through bulbs 1 and 2. Back when I was in physics class I would have been able to calculate the current but it's been a year so I'd have to looks it up on google.

[roger_smith]

It wouldn't be a short because the current is still traveling through bulbs 1 and 2. Back when I was in physics class I would have been able to calculate the current but it's been a year so I'd have to looks it up on google.

that's what I ended up saying. Taking the circuit as a whole, bulbs 1 and 2 would use up the voltage. Adding a chunk of copper to bulb 7 would effectively make it a series circuit, completely cutting out the parallel portion (bulbs 3 thru 7).

You need to know 2 values to calculate the Amperage (current.) Based on the data we have at this point, we can't calculate without assuming certain values, which does not proper work make.