Nate Erickson

[Nate Erickson]

Oh, awesome! I’ve been taking all my quizzes (aside from the first few at the very beginning) by memory. I’ll continue to try to take them by memory, but will refer back, like you said, if I don’t know the answer to a specific question. Thanks!

Nate

[Nate Erickson]

Since they’re hidden now and I can’t see what I posted 🙂

[Nate Erickson]

Thanks Susan! Is it possible for you to email me what I posted for #8 and #9? nate@mymosaicchurch.com ?

[Nate Erickson]

And then for number 9, does the fact that I’m reading 0 vac ACROSS the heating element yet measuring 120 vac FROM EACH SIDE of the element to Neutral indicate that either [answer hidden]

[Nate Erickson]

So I’m rewatching the video on voltage drop, and working on figuring out why I got #8 wrong. Here is my guess. Can you please let me know if I’m correct here?

1. The ignitor – is in parallel, and the detector seems like a [answer hidden]

[Nate Erickson]

Oh, sorry! I didn’t even think of that!

I appreciate the quick feedback. Encouraging to know that I’m on the right path now!

Nate

[Nate Erickson]

Awesome thanks so much Sam!

[Nate Erickson]

Oh got it!

I didn’t realize that shunts could happen by accident. That’s really helpful to know!

So a shunt always leaves at least one load that’s active. Shorts always bypasses ALL the loads.

Thanks again Susan!

[Nate Erickson]

Thanks Susan!

That makes sense.

My understanding is a shunt is usually designed, and bypass one load, and shorts bypass all the loads, and are a fault, and are not by design?

[Nate Erickson]

Thank you Susan, this helps a lot! Thanks for taking the time to explain that. It makes sense.

One follow up question I have then, based off of what you said, is when you said, ” When there are multiple paths available (parallel circuits), and if each path has a load in it, then electrons will move through all of those paths.”

Does this mean that if we have parallel circuits, and one of the paths does not have a load – that electrons will not move through all the paths? Would the one path without a load act as a shunt?

Sorry I’m having a tough time wrapping my mind around all of this!

Thanks

Nate

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