Resistors in series

[jjhammerstein]

If I wire two 1k resistors in a series, will be the equivalent of a 2k resistor?
This might be a stupid question, but I don't know the answer.

[Rekarp]

If I wire two 1k resistors in a series, will be the equivalent of a 2k resistor?
This might be a stupid question, but I don't know the answer.

Yes.

[timmeh87]

Not entirely stupid, other things like capacitors dont work like that.

Resistors are nice though, they act pretty 'normal'. lol.

[Kyo]

capacitors act the opposite way. Two in parallel add. Can't really say either isn't "normal"

[jjhammerstein]

capacitors act the opposite way. Two in parallel add. Can't really say either isn't "normal"

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Do you mean something else?
1k+1k=2k resistor.
That's addition too.

[Kyo]

With resistors it's like this:

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--[1Ω]--[1Ω]--
      =
-----[2Ω]-----

with capacitors, it's like this:

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__-[1F]-__
  -[1F]-
      =
-----[2F]-----

[jjhammerstein]

That actually does make sense.

Does that mean that the following is true?

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--[3F]-[3F]--
      =
-----[9F]----

[Kyo]

they are added, not multiplied. Also, As how I pointed out, it's in parallel for capacitors, as opposed to resistors. You have not been listening!

[jjhammerstein]

I didn't think of a series as the opposite of parallel.
I thought you meant "the opposite of addition is subtraction."

[Kyo]

well if two components are not in series or in parallel, then what are they?

[jjhammerstein]

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┌[1F]┐
├─–─┤
└[1F]┘

INFINITE POWER LOOP

[jleemero]

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┌[1F]┐
├─–─┤
└[1F]┘

INFINITE POWER LOOP

Lol, you're silly, that's not a Power Loop, it's a Flux Capacitor!

[jjhammerstein]

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┌[1F]┐
├─–─┤
└[1F]┘

INFINITE POWER LOOP

Lol, you're silly, that's not a Power Loop, it's a Flux Capacitor!

Looks like a mainframe to me.
Have you tried hacking into it?

[Mario]

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┌[ 1F ]┐
├─ :P ─┤
└[ 1F ]┘

INFINITE POWER LOOP

Lol, you're silly, that's not a Power Loop, it's a Flux Capacitor!

Looks like a mainframe to me.
Have you tried hacking into it?

Done.

Mmkay, here's the breakdown. When you put resistors in series, their values add. Put them in parallel, and the wattages add.
Put capacitors in series, and the voltages add. Put them in parallel, and the capacitance adds.

[jjhammerstein]

Got it.

And I'm not sure capacitance is a word.
Safari didn't spellcheck it, so I guess it is.
Wow, "spellcheck" is a word too!
Okay, I need a test here. aerhyq3gaerg
Right, the spellcheck (actually a word) is still working.


I didn't expect this thread to go so far.
The first word replied in the whole thread answered my question.