Types of circuits, Series, Parallel – Cub Cadet 2000 Series User Manual

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Electrical System

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Types of circuits

There are three ways a circuit can be wired:

Series

Parallel

Series/parallel

Series

Series circuits are wired so that the current has only
one path to follow. If one component in the system fails,
the circuit will be broken and whole system will not work.
See Figure 7.43.

Parallel

Parallel circuits are wired so that current has multiple
paths to follow. If a component in one of the parallel paths
fails, the rest of the circuit will keep working.
See Figure 7.44.

Figure 7.43

Switch

Battery

Lamp

Figure 7.44

Battery

Lamp

Lamp

Lamp

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