In article , Gary H wrote:
On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:55:15 GMT, (Doug Miller)
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On Oct 24, 2:17=A0pm, (Doug Miller) wrote:
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What voltage do you measure between a and b? Between c and b?
120 Volts
120 Volts
What current do you measure between a and b? Between c and b?
1 amp and it's THE SAME 1 AMP current. It just gets counted twice.
Which once again is my point.
Umm, no, actually, that's *my* point: it's counted twice. *Two* amps at 120V.
That makes no sense. 1A counted twice is 1A. No amount of counting
changes what exists.
1A in _each of two parallel circuits_ is a total of 2A.
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You still haven't shown where that TWO amp current is.
Is it in the first load? There's just 1A there.
Is it in the second load? There's just 1A there.
The two loads are in parallel, not in series. 1 + 1 = 2.
Is it in the first supply wire? There's just 1A there.
Is it in the second supply wire? There's just 1A there.
Two parallel circuits, 1A in each. 1 + 1 = 2.
Is it in the neutral wire? There's ZERO current there.
Is it in the air? There's heat there, but no current.
WHERE is it?
1 amp in each of the two hot legs -- which with respect to 120V loads, are
effectively two separate parallel circuits.