Electronics Fundamentals: Circuits, Devices & Applications
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Author: Thomas L. Floyd, David Buchla
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 2, Problem 25P
Trace the current path in the lamp circuit of Figure 2-40(a) with the switch making contact between the middle and lower pins.
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