Testing the TK Tar Baby

[TinselKoala]

@evolvingape: I'm interested in your system...it sounds like you have applied the principle of the toggle switch in a non-contact manner, that could even penetrate physical barriers like walls and vacuum seals. This can be very useful technology as I'm sure you can imagine.
But... your comment about covering it more fully in the next post kind of scares me. Why not open a thread for discussion of your topic? I'd like to preserve a bit of focus here, at least until I'm done covering the basic prerequisites of knowledge that I believe some certain persons might be lacking, and that I believe would help immensely in the effort to achieve enlightenment about a certain circuit and its function.

[Magluvin]

correcting myself....



Mags

[Magluvin]

In my previous reply to the bulbs A B and C, i for some reason thought the batts were in series. So I thought A and C were lit and B not.

But here, since I corrected myself, I see it is trickier. ;]   My first thought is, all 3 lit the same, but, if A and B are on equally, then B has 2 times the current flowing as compared to either A or C. So I might think that B is brighter and A n C are equal but dimmer.

MaGs

[TinselKoala]

A wise man keeps vigil for at least one of the four watches of the night.

Tada Ima was keeping his vigil on the midnight to two am shift, and he kept seeing the image of the ancient electric koan dancing before him. He realized that his memory wasn't really all that perfect, so he redrew the diagram yet again. Comparing the two versions, he became even more confused.  But at least he understood one thing: Master Jen had caught a bad cold, indeed.

Same setup, same questions. Three identical (very sturdy) 12 volt bulbs. What does the voltmeter read, are any of the bulbs lit and if so how brightly?

[TinselKoala]

In my previous reply to the bulbs A B and C, i for some reason thought the batts were in series. So I thought A and C were lit and B not.

But here, since I corrected myself, I see it is trickier. ;]   My first thought is, all 3 lit the same, but, if A and B are on equally, then B has 2 times the current flowing as compared to either A or C. So I might think that B is brighter and A n C are equal but dimmer.

MaGs

What determines current through a resistance?