Can we combine meters with resistors? AI
I came up with the idea of using meters with identical internal resistance to represent resistors about a year ago. I began implementing this method to simplify circuit diagrams and decided to share it on StackExchange EE as a dialogue with Gemini AI . Unfortunately, my question and answer were met with negative feedback and were ultimately deleted by the moderators. As a result, I have chosen to publish these materials on my blog. My question The problem Early on, when I started working with CircuitLab , I noticed that reading voltages and currents in schematics using virtual meters made them look cluttered. Then I noticed that CircuitLab allows you to conveniently set the internal resistance of a meter within very wide limits. Thus, an "ideal" ammeter with zero internal resistance can be transformed into an imperfect ammeter with high resistance, and an "ideal" voltmeter with infinite internal resistance into an imperfect voltmeter with small resistance. This, ...