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    • Kirchhoff law
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    • Resistor properties
      • Noise
      • Temperature Coefficient
      • Power rating
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    • Color code
      • Color code calculator
    • Standard values
    • SMD codes
    • Resistor Sizes and Packages
    • Symbols
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    • Fixed
    • Variable
      • Potentiometer
        • Potentiometer taper
      • Digital potentiometer
      • Rheostat
      • Trimpot
    • Thermistor
      • NTC thermistor
      • PTC thermistor
    • Varistor
    • Magneto resistor
    • Photoresistor
  • Materials
    • Wirewound
    • Carbon composition
    • Carbon film
    • Metal film
    • Metal oxide film
    • Thin and thick film
  • Applications
    • In Parallel
      • Parallel resistor calculator
    • In Series
    • Heating
    • LED Current Limiting
    • Power
    • Pull up / Pull down
    • Automotive Blower
    • Shunt
    • Braking resistor
  • Resources
    • Books
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  • Capacitor

Diagram of Resistors In Parallel

by jwpustjens November 1, 2012

Example of resistors in parallel connection

This diagram shows two resistors of 18 Ohms in parallel, the resulting overall resistance is 9 Ohm.

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