SKYLINE COLLEGE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY

ELECTRICAL FORMULAS

E
I

VOLTS = AMPS X OHMS

WORKBOOK
Developed by K. Sullivan

Revised 8/96

ELECTRICAL FORMULAS
OHM'S LAW

WATTS

VOLTS = AMPS X OHMS

POWER = VOLTS X AMPS

SERIES CIRCUIT FORMULAS

E = volts
I = amps
R = resistance

R T = R 1 + R 2 + R 3 ... + R N
V T = V 1 + V 2 + V 3 ... + V N

PARALLEL CIRCUIT FORMULAS

I T = I 1 + I 2 + I 3 ... +I N
RT

R1 X R2
R1 + R2

OR

RT=

R 1 + R 2 + R 3..+ R N

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ELECTRICAL - OHMS LAW
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1.

V=14v

R=2

I= ?

2.

V= ?

R=3

I=4A

3.

V=12v

R= ?

I=1.5A

4.

V=12v
I=?

5.

V= ?
I=6A

6.

V=18v
I=3A

R=6

R=6

R=2

R=6

R=1

R= ?

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7.

V=12v
I= ?A

8.

V= ?
I= 10A

9.

V=50v
I= 5A

R=4

R=6

R=2

R=3

R=4

R=1

R=4

R=2

R= ?

R1=4
10.

V= ?v
I= 5A
R2=4

R1=10
11.

V=15
I= ?A
R2=10

R1=20
12.

V= ?v
I=0.5A
R2=5

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R1=20

13.

V= 12v
I=0?A

R2=5

R3=10

14.

V= ?v
I=0.5A

15.

V= 24v
I= ?A

R1=3

R2=3

R3=4

R4=9

R1=4

R2=6

R3=2

R4=8

R5=3

R6=3

R6=3

16.

V=12v
I=3A

R1=1

R2=3

R2 VOLTAGE DROP?

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R1=6
17.

V= 24v

R2=4

V
18.

R1=6

R2=6

R3=3

R4=9

V= 24v

V
R1=20
19.

R2=10

R3=20

V
V= ?v
20.

A
A

V= 12v

I= 2A

R=4

R=2

R=8

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R2=8
21.

V= 12v

R1=2

R3=8

V
22.

R1=50

R3=100

R2=50

R4=100

V= 14v

R5=75

V
R2=12
23.

V= 14v

R1=2

R3=12

A
V
R4=1

R3=12

V
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R2=60
24.

V= 12v

R1=6
R3=36

V
R4=24

25.

R1=10

12V

AA V A
R2=15

R3=2

A
R3=18

V
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