ECE 323L Basic Electronics Circuits Laboratory

Lab 1

 

 

Names:

 

 

 

 

 

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Use a multimeter and the packet of resistors for this laboratory.

 

 

  1. Measure the resistance of your two resistors:

 

Resistor

Measured Value

Nominal Value

1

 

 

2

 

 

 

  1. Measure your resistors in series (end-to-end) and in parallel (side-by-side)

 

 

Measured Value

Calculated Value

series

 

 

parallel

 

 

 

  1. Measure the resistance across each arm of the delta circuit shown below.

 

 

Conditions

Nominal Value

Measured Value

Yellow-orange

 

 

Orange-red

 

 

Red-yellow

 

 

 

 

  1. Use Multisim to simulate your measurements, using the nominal resistance values for your resistors. Examples of series and parallel resistors are shown below. Replace these screen shots with your own. Do the Delta configuration as well.

 

 

Figure 1: Two resistors in parallel

 

 

Figure 2: Two resistors in series

 

 

 

maintained by John Loomis, updated 7 January 2008