Name
_____________________________

Lab 3 - One possible solution

Jumper
wire
-
insert in
R1,
then
R2,
then R3
and
R4.

R1 R2

R3 R4

_
Short
lead

Figure
3
Please
answer
the
following
questions:

1.
What
does
a
resistor
do?
_______________________________________________________________

2.
What
did
you
observe
as
you
went
from
R1
thru
R4?

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3.
The
fourth
band
in
a
resistor
is
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4.
What
colors
are
in
the
1st,
2nd
and
3rd
band
of
a
260
ohm
resistor?
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5.
What
colors
are
in
the
1st,
2nd
and
3rd
band
of
a
3.5k
ohm
resistor?
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6.
If
the
1st
band
of
a
resistor
is
Blue,
2nd
green
and
3rd
white
the
value
of
the
resistor
is
_______________

7.
If
the
1st
band
of
a
resistor
is
red,
2nd
yellow
and
3rd
orange
the
value
of
the
resistor
is
_______________

8.
What
is
the
A
on
the
LED?

_____________________________________________________________ 9.
Do

you
have
to
connect
the
center
pole
(red)
of
the
switch
in
this
circuit?

Yes



No

10.
What
is
a
schematic?

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Did
the
circuit
work?

Yes

no



Did
you
need
Figure
3
to
set
up
the
circuit?



Yes



no

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