Current Electricity Unit

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• Series Circuit Notes

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Series Circuit Notes
1. Electrons have only one path to follow in a
series circuit.
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Series Circuit Notes
2. Loads share electrical pressure (voltage) in
a series circuit. As more loads are added to the
circuit each load gets less voltage.
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Series Circuit Notes
3. Fuses, circuit breakers, switches and
variable resistors are always wired in series
with the loads they control.
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Series Circuit Notes
4. In a series circuit all electrical devices go
on and off together.
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Series Circuit Notes
5. In a series circuit the current or amperage
is the same anywhere in the circuit.
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Amperage and Ammeters
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Amperes and Ammeters
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Amperage and Ammeters

• Amperes or amps(a) were named after French
  physicist, Andre Ampere who was first to find a
  way to measure electric current.

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Andre Ampere
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Amperage and Ammeters

• Amperes (Amps)(a) unit used to measure electric
  current in a circuit.
• 1amp
• 6,280,000,000,000,000,000
• electrons

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Amps and Ammeters

• Ammeter A device used to measure electric
  current. An ammeter is an electron counter.

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