[ale] [OT]: one for the EE's...

[Robert L. Harris]

Second, the 6V one.


Thus spake Mike Panetta (ahuitzot at mindspring.com):

> 
> So its like this?
> 
> --- wire --- | + battery - |
>              | + battery - |
>                            |
>              | - battery + |
> --- wire --- | - battery + |
> 
> Where the |'s are the shorting plates/battery contacts (2 on one side and one on the other)
> 
> Or is it like this? 
> 
> --- wire --- | + battery - |
>                            |
>              | - battery + |
>              |
>              | + battery - |
>                            |
> --- wire --- | - battery + |
> 
> If its the first, its a 3V series parallel connected pack,
> if its the second its a 6V series connected pack.
> 
> 
> Hopefully the krappy ascii graphics came through :(
> 
> 
> Mike
> 
> -------Original Message-------
> From: "Robert L. Harris" <Robert.L.Harris at rdlg.net>
> Sent: 04/07/03 11:57 AM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: Re: [ale] [OT]: one for the EE's...
> 
> > 
> > 
> 
> I can see how the wire in the battery compartment runs, the 2 wired ends
> are on one side there is a bridge plate on the otherside and the
> batteries run with 2 having positive on one side, the other 2 having pos
> on the other side.  Definitly in series if I can explain what I see
> properly.
> 
> 
> Thus spake hbbs at attbi.com (hbbs at attbi.com):
> 
> > Robert -
> > 
> > You must have assumed that the 4 AAs were all in series.  It may well
> have been
> > two series pairs in parallel, making 3V.  
> > 
> > Check to see if that's a 3V bulb.
> > 
> > - Jeff
> 
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