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Final ring circuit - can they be simplified to loads in parallel with each other?

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Am I correct in simplifying a ring circuit like this in theory? Assuming the loads are the same 1ohms and the distance between each load is the same as well.

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    Not quite sure what you are asking.

    Even radial circuits have loads in parallel.

    The concept of a ring is that the resistance of the circuits is fairly constant throughout, although in fact the graph is a pretty flat elipse. The idea is that you have two circuits in parallel and as the resistance of one rises, the other one falls.

    Unless you have a long thin ring (down a corridor, for example) they tend to use less copper than a radial.

    Frankly, in some ways, they are more bother than they are worth.

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    Not quite sure what you are asking.

    Even radial circuits have loads in parallel.

    The concept of a ring is that the resistance of the circuits is fairly constant throughout, although in fact the graph is a pretty flat elipse. The idea is that you have two circuits in parallel and as the resistance of one rises, the other one falls.

    Unless you have a long thin ring (down a corridor, for example) they tend to use less copper than a radial.

    Frankly, in some ways, they are more bother than they are worth.

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