5C30.31 Capacitor and Light Bulbs

Variation of capacitor and bulb uses 5 bulbs to visually show how changing resistance affects decay time. A capacitor is charged from 6V battery. It is then discharged through light bulbs in series or parallel. A stop watch can be used to measure times.

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Setup Requirements: Assembled as needed

Equations: Time constant = RC.

Safety Issues: none