SKYLINE COLLEGE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY

ELECTRICAL FORMULAS

I R
VOLTS = AMPS X OHMS

WORKBOOK

Developed by K. Sullivan Revised 8/96

 ELECTRICAL FORMULAS

OHM'S LAW WATTS

E P
I R E I
VOLTS = AMPS X OHMS POWER = VOLTS X AMPS

SERIES CIRCUIT FORMULAS

E = volts
R T = R 1 + R 2 + R 3 ... + R N I = amps
V T = V 1 + V 2 + V 3 ... + V N R = resistance

PARALLEL CIRCUIT FORMULAS

I T = I 1 + I 2 + I 3 ... +I N
1
RT = R1 X R2
OR RT= 1 1 1 1
R1 + R2 R 1 + R 2 + R 3..+ R N
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1. V=14v
R=2Ω
I= ?

2. V= ?
R=3Ω
I=4A

3. V=12v
R= ?
I=1.5A

4. V=12v
R=6Ω R=6Ω
I=?

5. V= ?
R=2Ω R=6Ω
I=6A

6. V=18v
R=1Ω R= ?
I=3A

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7. V=12v
R=4Ω R=6Ω R=2Ω
I= ?A

8. V= ?
R=3Ω R=4Ω R=1Ω
I= 10A

9. V=50v
R=4Ω R=2Ω R= ?
I= 5A

R1=4Ω
10. V= ?v
I= 5A
R2=4Ω

R1=10Ω
11. V=15
I= ?A
R2=10Ω

R1=20Ω
12. V= ?v
I=0.5A
R2=5Ω

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 R1=20Ω

13. V= 12v
R2=5Ω
I=0?A

R3=10Ω

14. V= ?v
R1=3Ω R2=3Ω
I=0.5A

R3=4Ω R4=9Ω

15. V= 24v
R1=4Ω R2=6Ω
I= ?A

R3=2Ω R4=8Ω

R5=3Ω R6=3Ω

R6=3Ω

16. V=12v
R1=1Ω R2=3Ω
I=3A

V R2 VOLTAGE DROP?
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 R1=6Ω
17. V= 24v

A R2=4Ω

V
R1=6Ω R2=6Ω
18. V= 24v

A R3=3Ω R4=9Ω

V
R1=20Ω
19. V= 12v
A
A R2=10Ω R3=20Ω

A
V V
V= ?v
R=4Ω R=2Ω R=8Ω
20. I= 2A

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 R2=8
21. V= 12v
R1=2

A R3=8

V
V
R1=50 R3=100
22. V= 14v

A R2=50 R4=100

V R5=75

V
R2=12
23. V= 14v
R1=2

A R3=12

V A R3=12

A
R4=1 V
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 R2=60
24. V= 12v
R1=6

A R3=36

V
V
R4=24

A
25.
R1=10

12V
A
AA V A R2=15
R3=2

V A
R3=18

V
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