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04-12-2009, 11:21 AM

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Parallel resistors

Parallel resistors formula - what value of resistor, Req, is equivalent to the two resistors, R1 and R2, connected in parallel?
Figure 1 shows two resistors connected in parallel.

If you connect different resistor values in parallel use the formula:
Req = R1 x R2/R1 + R2

If you connect parallel resistors with the same value use the formula:
Req = R/n where n is the number of resistors in parallel.

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