Question

How do you calculate resistors and capacitors in parallel?

Answer 1

Answer:

Resistors

• TOTAL RESISTANCE in a Parallel circuit with the following formula : 1 / Rt = 1 / R1 + 1 / R2 + 1 / R3 +...
• The total resistance of a parallel circuit is NOT equal to the sum of the resistors (like in a series circuit).

Capacitors in Parallel

• To calculate the total overall capacitance of a number of capacitors connected in this way you add up the individual capacitances
• using the following

formula : CTotal = C1 + C2 + C3

Example : To calculate the total capacitance for these three capacitors in parallel .