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On Tue, 15 Oct 1996, Ken Sallot wrote:

> Excuse me. Maybe I'm the only one who sees the obvious here.
> 
> If you have a short and you're using the light what do you think is 
> going to happen? Do you think the wires are going to melt? Do you 
> think you'll explode? Have you ever thought about the OBVIOUS fact 
> that your filament will burn out thereby breaking the circuit because 
> the bulb will work like your fuse?
> 
> 

I don't understand how this would work.  When a bulb normally operates, 
the electricity passes through the bulb, thereby creating a complete 
circuit.  Since a short would have less resistance than the filament, and 
since most of the electricity follows the path of least resistance, it 
would seem to me that the bulb would be effectively bypassed.  Basically, 
a lot of current would flow through the short, thereby heating up the 
wires and battery and draining the battery until it possibly did damage 
to it.  

Is this not right?


Trey

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