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voltage drops

Rbatt.: is the internal resis- R+socket: the socket of the
tance of the battery, ideal is light bulb

that zero R-cable: the minus terminal of

R+terminal: the connection to the battery with the bulb

the battery terminal R-fuse box: the terminals of
R+cable: the plus connection the fuse box

of the battery to the bulb R-fuse: the fuse

R+socket: the socket of the R-chassis en R-chassis cable:
light bulb the chassis is used with most

Rbulb: the light bulb cars as a common negative

(ground) terminal
R-terminal: the connection to

the battery terminal

All components placed in And let's not forget the

an electrical circuit will resist battery, ideally a battery has an
the electric current flowing internal resistance of zero ohm

through it. And yes, all parts, (according to the theory of the

including the cables and even ideal voltage source). If this is
the terminals and all other not the case, the battery will also

connections through which consume energy and heat up,

current flows. Also the chassis generating a voltage loss.
of your Volkswagen forms an The next time you work on your

electrical consumer, which is Volkswagen, you shouldn't

used to connect all negative think about a battery with a

electrical connections (ground). light bulb, but about all the
potential consumers and how

you can make them consume as

little as possible.

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