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In Reply to: RE: +1 They are ALL wired in parallel and posted by lowrider75 on November 15, 2016 at 20:20:43:
It is basic AC and CD circuit theory. Pull out your grade school science book or read the link below.
"The current in a series circuit goes through every component in the circuit. Therefore, all of the components in a series connection carry the same current. There is only one path in a series circuit in which the current can flow."
"If two or more components are connected in parallel they have the same potential difference (voltage) across their ends. The potential differences across the components are the same in magnitude, and they also have identical polarities. The same voltage is applicable to all circuit components connected in parallel. The total current is the sum of the currents through the individual components, in accordance with Kirchhoff's current law."
Simply put, if the AC receptacles were in series then each receptacle would have to be loaded or no current would flow, just like the old fashioned Christmas tree lights. Now, of course, the line voltage would have to be adjusted to accommodate the loads. So, if there were two 120V devices as a load, the line voltage would have to be 240V and if there were three receptacles the line voltage would have to be 360V. That's not very practical for audio.
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