Edmar D.

Pillogo
Questions:
1. In the circuit of Figure 1 what would be the effect on the voltage VBC
of
a. Increasing load 1 current? Why?
b. Increasing load 2 current? Why?

2. In the circuit of Figure 1, for the design requirements shown, will the
value of current in load 2 affect the values of R1 and R2? Explain.
3. How did the measured values of current in step 3 compare with the
design values? Refer specifically to your measurements in a Table 1.
Explain any discrepancies.
4. How did the measured values of current in step 6 compare with the
design values? Refer specifically to your measurements in a Table 2.
Explain any discrepancies.
5. Write a list of Materials Required for procedural steps 1-6.

Edmar D. Pillogo
Analysis:
The main objective of the laboratory is to design a voltage and current
divider that will meet the required voltage and current output.
Voltage and current divider arrangements are common in electronic
circuits. Before selecting the value of resistors, it is necessary to calculate
the voltage and current from the output of the resistors, so that the circuit
will work properly.

An experiment to verify the properties of voltage and current division was presented.
The voltagedivider was created using two resistors connected in series in a circuit.
The current divider was createdusing 2 resistors connected in parallel. It was found that
if one of the resistors in the voltage divider was greater than the other, more voltage
was dropped across it. It was also found that the greater theresistor was, less
current passed through. Experimental, simulated and calculated results were foundto be
in good agreement. Slight deviations were caused by experimental errors which included
takingsomewhat wrong readings due to fluctuating values in the ammeter and voltmeter.