Help with 5V Circuit & 3x 100 OHM Resistor LED

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The discussion revolves around troubleshooting a 5V circuit involving three 100 OHM resistors in series with an LED. Participants explore issues related to measuring current and voltage in the circuit, as well as potential wiring mistakes on a breadboard.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Technical explanation, Homework-related

Main Points Raised

  • One participant describes their circuit setup and expresses confusion about the functionality, noting they cannot measure current due to a multimeter issue.
  • Another participant suggests measuring the voltage across the resistors to calculate current using Ohm's law.
  • A participant reports measuring zero voltage across the resistor, indicating a potential issue in the circuit.
  • One participant points out a possible wiring mistake on the breadboard, suggesting that the user may have connected components incorrectly.
  • The original poster acknowledges the mistake and reports a corrected voltage measurement after fixing the wiring issue.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the troubleshooting steps, but the initial confusion about the circuit setup indicates that there was no consensus on the correct wiring until it was resolved.

Contextual Notes

The discussion highlights the importance of understanding breadboard layouts, as the original poster encountered a different design than expected. The resolution of the issue depended on identifying and correcting the wiring mistake.

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Individuals interested in basic electronics, circuit troubleshooting, and breadboard usage may find this discussion helpful.

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Hello, I need help with this circuit. I didn't post this in the homework section because it isn't homework I'm just doing this for fun.
circuit:
http://imgur.com/i5fSX
image isn't working so here's a direct link: http://imgur.com/i5fSX

It is a 5 V input and three 100 OHM resistors in series and one LED. I can't measure current through it because fuse on multimeter died. I'm sure that 5 v is coming in because I tested that and the resistors are 100 +- 5 ohms I tested that too.
I have these leds (http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062588) from radio shack and people on the website say that I need around 300 ohms at 5 volts to run turn them on but nothing.

I hope you guys could help out a circuit noob
 
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You know you have 100Ω resistors, measure the voltage across the resistor, then calculate using:

I=\frac V R
 
Weird, I'm getting zero voltage across the resistor
 
It looks like you are off by one hole in a couple of places. Rows of holes are connected, columns are not.
 
the_emi_guy said:
It looks like you are off by one hole in a couple of places. Rows of holes are connected, columns are not.

Thanks a lot man. Yea this breadboard is different from the one we use in class. I was looking at everything else but it was just this simple fix.
after I measured the voltage now I'm getting 0.1667 like expected :)

thanks all for input
 

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