Lab 3
Lab 3
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Lab 3: KCL, Current Divider Rule with Parallel and Ladder Circuit.
Objectives
• Learn how to connect a parallel circuit on a breadboard.
• Validate the current divider rules.
• Verify Kirchhoff’s current law.
• Verify KCL and KVL in ladder circuit.
List of Components:
• Trainer board
• Resistors (1K, 3.3 KΩ, 4.7 KΩ, 5.6K, 10K)
• Digital Multimeter (DMM)
• Connecting Wire
Circuit Diagram:
Circuit 1
Circuit 2
Procedure:
1. Identify all the given resistors using color coding and fill in the required columns in Table 1.
2. Measure the resistances of the resistors using the DMM and fill in the required column in Table 1.
3. Calculate the percentage error of the resistance values.
4. Percentage Error = |(Practical value – Theoretical value)| / Theoretical value
5. Build the circuit 1
6. Using the DMM, measure the currents Is, I1, I2, andI3. Record the readings in Table 2.
7. Fill in Table 3.
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8. Now, disconnect the voltage source from the circuit and measure the total load resistance, Req of the
circuit using DMM. Note down values in Table 4.
9. Construct Circuit 2.
10. Using a DMM, measure the potential differences across all the resistors in circuit 2. Record all the
readings in Table 5
11. Using a DMM, measure the current through all the resistors and record in Table 5.
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Data Collection
Lab 3
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Instructor’s Signature __________
Table 1:
Table 2:
% Error
Table 3:
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Table 4:
Table 5:
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
R6