Combination Circuits

Question 1

Half of the dash is dark. Technician A says that a defective dash light dimmer can be the cause, because it is in series with the bulbs that are in parallel. Technician B says that one or more bulb could be defective. Who is correct?

Answer 1

Technician B

Question 2

All brake lights are dimmer than normal. Technician A says that bad bulbs could be the cause. Technician B says that high resistance in the brake switch could be the cause. Who is correct?

Answer 2

Technician B

Question 3

A series-parallel circuit is also called a _________.

Answer 3

Combination

Question 4

Technician A says that a fault in a series portion of the circuit would affect the operation if the series part were only part of the ground side of the parallel section of the circuit. Technician B says that the fault in one leg of a series-parallel circuit will affect just the components in that one leg. Who is correct?

Answer 4

Technician B

Question 5

Source voltage minus any voltage drop across loads wired in series is the parallel voltage

True or false

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Which of these is a circuit that allows only one path for current to flow? 
Series
Parallel series
Series parallel
Integrated

Answer 6

Series circuit

Question 7

What would be the effect of an open circuit in a series portion of a series-parallel circuit?

Answer 7

One parallel branch would not work