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The document outlines the assembly of a household circuit using three bulbs, switches, and a power supply. It explains the theory behind household electricity, including the need for fuses and the configuration of appliances in parallel with switches in series. A step-by-step procedure for connecting the components and ensuring safety is also provided.

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The document outlines the assembly of a household circuit using three bulbs, switches, and a power supply. It explains the theory behind household electricity, including the need for fuses and the configuration of appliances in parallel with switches in series. A step-by-step procedure for connecting the components and ensuring safety is also provided.

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To assemble a household circuit

a fuse and a power


comprising three bulbs, three (onlof) suitches,
souree.

APPARATUS AND MATERIA

Apparatus. No apparatus required in assembling a circuit.


Material. Three bulbs (6 V, 1 W) each, fuse of 0.6 main
A, switch a power supply (battery
eliminator), three (on/of) switches flexible connecting wire with red and black plastic covering.
a fuse wire.
Supplementary. Main electric board with a two-pin socket and main switch.
THEORY

Electricity supplied us for domestic purposes is 220 V A.C. and 50 Hz. The household
to
circuit, all appliances are connected in "parallel" with mains. The switches are connected in
series with each appliances in live wire. 5 A switches are required for normal
bulbs, fluorescent tubes fans etc. 15 A sockets and switches are required for heavyappliances
like,
load appliances
like, refrigerator, air conditioner, geyser, hot plates etc. All appliances must have three wires
called live, neutral and the earth. Total power consumption P' at a time
P=Pi+ P2+ Pgt
where P P2, Ps are the powers drawn by
To protect the appliances from
appliances.
damage when unduly high currents are drawn fuse of
little higher rating, 10 to 20% higher than the current normally drawn by all appliances. For
further safety, a suitable value MAINS FUSE like rating 32 A is connected in series with
supply source.

DIAGRAM
S RS
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A.C. ammeter
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Source of supply
Fuse (0 to 0.75 A)
0 to 10 V
(a) (6)
(a) Circuit diagram, (6) Actual layout
PROCEDURE
1. Connect the bulbs B, B, and B, in series with switches S,, S, and S, respectively and
connect each set of B-S in parallel with each other.
2. Connect main supply to a step-down transformer (battery eliminator) to get required
voltage from 0 to 10 V (0, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 V).
3. Connect the mains fuse M.S. in series with the
power supply (battery eliminator
4. Connect an A.C. ammeter in series with the B-S set.
5. Connect end of power end of B-S set.
one
supply to one
6. Check the circuit one again to ensure that household circuit is complete.
7. Gradually increase the current to 0.75 A. the fuse must burn off at about 0.6 A.

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