Hi guys, what I have to do is find the voltage drop of a resistor that is parallel to a potentiometer, but I'm not sure exactly how to calculate it's total resistance.
The circuit looks like this
So, how this is connected is a 15v voltage source to a 5.6k resistor in series with a 10k potentiometer who's middle connection is directed to 5k in series with a 6.8k resistor.
My question is how would i find the total resistance given these factors?
What I'm getting as the total resistance is 641m ohms doing this:
1 / 5.6k + 10k + (1 / 5k + 6.8k)
and multiplying that to 15v gives mea total of .331 V, which i'm thinking is incorrect.
Thanks in advance!
The circuit looks like this
Rich (BB code):
.5.6k
-------/\/\/\----|
| . |
| |
___ 10K----------
-- 15V | |6.8k
| | |
|__________________|___________|My question is how would i find the total resistance given these factors?
What I'm getting as the total resistance is 641m ohms doing this:
1 / 5.6k + 10k + (1 / 5k + 6.8k)
and multiplying that to 15v gives mea total of .331 V, which i'm thinking is incorrect.
Thanks in advance!
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