1 Jim is a do-it-yourself enthusiast. He fitted a fog-lamp to his car and wired it...

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1 Jim is a do-it-yourself enthusiast. He fitted a fog-lamp to his car and wired it into the supply which is connected to the headlamp. Unknowingly, he wired it incorrectly as shown in the figure below. 12 V supply H TI H-Headlamp switch Fog-lamp 12 V F-fog-lamp switch Headlamp 12 V (a) Jim saw that the fog-lamp was lit when he pressed its switch, F, but it was not at full brightness. Explain why. Comment also on the brightness of the headlamp. (b) Jim saw that the fog-lamp did not work when he turned on the headlamp switch as well. Explain. Comment also on the brightness of the headlamp now. (c) Jim tried to find out what was wrong. He removed the headlamp bulb. What happened when he turned on the switches again? Explain. (d) Sketch a circuit diagram Jim should have wired to make both the headlamp and the fog- lamp work properly. 1 Jim is a do-it-yourself enthusiast. He fitted a fog-lamp to his car and wired it into the supply which is connected to the headlamp. Unknowingly, he wired it incorrectly as shown in the figure below. 12 V supply H TI H-Headlamp switch Fog-lamp 12 V F-fog-lamp switch Headlamp 12 V (a) Jim saw that the fog-lamp was lit when he pressed its switch, F, but it was not at full brightness. Explain why. Comment also on the brightness of the headlamp. (b) Jim saw that the fog-lamp did not work when he turned on the headlamp switch as well. Explain. Comment also on the brightness of the headlamp now. (c) Jim tried to find out what was wrong. He removed the headlamp bulb. What happened when he turned on the switches again? Explain. (d) Sketch a circuit diagram Jim should have wired to make both the headlamp and the fog- lamp work properly.

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