On Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 08:13:52PM -0500, Robert Seeberger wrote: > http://home.howstuffworks.com/christmas-lights2.htm > > Look for the picture with the shunt wire in the lamp.
Thanks for posting that link. Looks like you called it right. It is good to know how things work! But I'm still going to buy a set labeled "parallel wiring" and take it apart this season. If that is what they mean by parallel wiring, then I am going to write them a letter and complain about misleading advertising. (Yes, the internal shunt is in parallel with the filament, but that should really be labeled something like "parallel shunted bulbs", otherwise someone might incorrectly conclude that they could use old bulbs with the new "parallel" string and still get the "parallel" effect) By the way, that shunt is interesting. How do you suppose burning a coating off of a wire actually DECREASES the resistance? The only explanation I can come up with is that the coating insulates the wire and keeps it hot, and a hot wire has a higher resistance. -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
