measure current of series circuit

These are both SERIES CIRCUITS. Why? Because I have "broken the circuit" and have put the meter INLINE with the circuit. I am not reading ACROSS any devce…

Open in the lab Embed The simulation runs as a demo that pauses after two minutes; open it in the lab to keep going.

Ensina com circuitos?

Crie uma turma, passe um circuito para os alunos montarem e revise o que eles entregam. Experimente grátis com uma turma e até 5 alunos.

Experimente a demo de turma grátis

How it works

These are both SERIES CIRCUITS.

Why?

Because I have "broken the circuit" and have put the meter INLINE with the circuit. I am not reading ACROSS any devce (bulb, motor, resistor, etc.).

Detect languageAfrikaansAlbanianArabicArmenianAzerbaijaniBasqueBelarusianBengaliBosnianBulgarianCatalanCebuanoChichewaChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)CroatianCzechDanishDutchEnglishEsperantoEstonianFilipinoFinnishFrenchGalicianGeorgianGermanGreekGujaratiHaitian CreoleHausaHebrewHindiHmongHungarianIcelandicIgboIndonesianIrishItalianJapaneseJavaneseKannadaKazakhKhmerKoreanLaoLatinLatvianLithuanianMacedonianMalagasyMalayMalayalamMalteseMaoriMarathiMongolianMyanmar (Burmese)NepaliNorwegianPersianPolishPortuguesePunjabiRomanianRussianSerbianSesothoSinhalaSlovakSlovenianSomaliSpanishSundaneseSwahiliSwedishTajikTamilTeluguThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduUzbekVietnameseWelshYiddishYorubaZulu

AfrikaansAlbanianArabicArmenianAzerbaijaniBasqueBelarusianBengaliBosnianBulgarianCatalanCebuanoChichewaChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)CroatianCzechDanishDutchEnglishEsperantoEstonianFilipinoFinnishFrenchGalicianGeorgianGermanGreekGujaratiHaitian CreoleHausaHebrewHindiHmongHungarianIcelandicIgboIndonesianIrishItalianJapaneseJavaneseKannadaKazakhKhmerKoreanLaoLatinLatvianLithuanianMacedonianMalagasyMalayMalayalamMalteseMaoriMarathiMongolianMyanmar (Burmese)NepaliNorwegianPersianPolishPortuguesePunjabiRomanianRussianSerbianSesothoSinhalaSlovakSlovenianSomaliSpanishSundaneseSwahiliSwedishTajikTamilTeluguThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduUzbekVietnameseWelshYiddishYorubaZulu

Text-to-speech function is limited to 200 characters

Options : History : Feedback : DonateClose

What's inside

5× Battery
2× Resistor (5.99 Ω, 6.04 Ω)
2× Fan
Measured with Multimeter

About

By Tim Grey
Saved December 21, 2017 · updated January 15, 2026
2,688 views
Page: dcaclab.com/circuits/11714-measure-current-of-series-circuit

Embed this circuit

<iframe src="https://dcaclab.com/experiments/11714-measure-current-of-series-circuit/iframe" width="560" height="410" frameborder="0"></iframe>

Cite: Grey, T. (2017). measure current of series circuit. DCACLab. https://dcaclab.com/circuits/11714-measure-current-of-series-circuit