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Post Lab Experiment DC 8 Section 596 William Peek 431009935 Jan Ayala 933004578
POST-LAB Experiment DC 8: Introduction Using the information about circuits, current, and voltage we gained from the previous lab we used the potentiometer to focus on how potential voltage changes linearly or nonlinearly depending on the circuit. These changes are influenced by the layout of the potentiometer allowing us to examine how these three terminal device changes based on their wiper arm location and their method of configuration on the circuit. Overall, the goal of this lab is to understand how potential voltage can change and how this change affects the overall current and resistance of the circuit.
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Problems Encountered: During the experiment, some of our measured values of both voltage and current ended up being slightly different from what was expected by the lab manual. This discrepancy is easily spotted when finding VL for the 470Ω applied load in part two. This discrepancy could be due to either human error when creating the circuit or errors in the system itself. For this particular experiment, we believe that human error is the more likely scenario therefore, for future experiments, we will scrutinize the circuit more carefully for any circuit formation errors before continuing. Conclusion Due to the miniscule percent difference between the voltage and current values that were calculated and the values given from the potentiometer allows us to understand how potential voltage changes linearly or nonlinearly. This newly gained understanding allows us to visualize how potential voltage can change and how it affects the overall current and resistance of a circuit. Overall, this lab reveals new relationships between current, voltage, and resistance caused by multiple interactions within the circuit. These interactions are due to the introduction of the potentiometer and its role as a rheostat.
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