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11.19.2006, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by GriffinRU
I will make it simple...

If you get light bulb rated at 12V and apply 16V you won't get more light but it will draw more amps and won't last long. Why? Because of fixed resistance. But how much light it will produce will be based on how big is the light bulb. Now apply the same to the motor...

Artur
First problem is that you are wandering off into another area. I'm not talking about ohm's law (resistance) at all. Also, if you overvoltage a light, you will get more light out of it. If you shove more energy into a circuit, you are going to generate more heat. Heat is what makes light in an incandescent bulb. Make more heat, you make more light.

Take a look at this link here:

http://science.howstuffworks.com/question501.htm

Maybe that'll do a better job of explaining it than I have.

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