Sorry, close this please ... over tired and wasnt putting in the last 9 in 4.999 ... nm in 8hrs I can sleep ... now that Ive eventually woken up.




This could be plainly obvious but Im just having one of those 'mental blocks' but ...

http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_1/chpt_8/4.html

It says the required resistor would be 100.02 mΩ, I keep getting 100.2 though.

Can anyone tell me where Im going wrong please?

If I do it the long, more challenging as the book says, way I get

1/0.1= 10
1/500= 0.002
10-0.002= 9.998
1/9.998= 0.10002000400080016003200640128026 = 100.02 mA

If I do it V=IR way from the table I get

0.5/4.999= 0.10020040080160320641282565130261 = 100.2mA

I appreciate any help, making this mistake in circuits isnt something I want to do.

 

If I do it V=IR way from the table I get

0.5/5= 0.10020040080160320641282565130261 = 100.2mA

I appreciate any help, making this mistake in circuits isnt something I want to do.

In the first place, 0.5/5 = .1000000000000000000000000000000 not
0.10020040080160320641282565130261

The numbers from the table would give:

0.5/4.999 = 0.10002000400080016003200640128026

 

In the first place, 0.5/5 = .1000000000000000000000000000000 not
0.10020040080160320641282565130261

The numbers from the table would give:

0.5/4.999 = 0.10002000400080016003200640128026

Which goes to show how tired I am ... I'll correct that.

And now its corrected Ive seen my error when I retyped it. I must have done the same error about 30 times as well, dunno how, dunno why.

 

I must have done the same error about 30 times as well, dunno how, dunno why.

Because when we make a mistake - and then review our work, it is very hard to find our own mistake. It's a human thing... even tho you are proofreading, the fact is, it is YOUR mistake and it's hard for most of us to slow down and really SEE what we are looking at.

Being tired doesn't help, but I often ask someone to look at my work when I hit a brick wall like that.

 

Sorry, close this please

As you wish. PM one of the mods if you want it re-opened.