I think I rememeber this problem in my freshman colege physics course:
"which side of the ammeter does the load go?" We spent what seemed then
to be alot of time on the figuring out if one connects an ammeter in
parallel or in series? I forgot the answer.
Not that I got a good grade in that course but ..I'm voting Series
(Voltage is constant across parallel circuits and Amps are constant
across series circuits - that much I remember). But doesn't connecting
the ammeter in series result in a voltage drop? or is the resistance
ultra-low?
I guess I won't worry about the coil circuit (ballast resistor and all).
Jarrid, thanks for the test idea - I'll try it when I get home later
this week.
S.Doerrer
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