2007-03-17 18:27:55 · 3 answers · asked by nhice 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
It means that there is an electrical connection in a place that there shouldn't be. This results in A) The bypassing of current away from a given place, meaning no current passes through a particular point, or B) There is a direct connection between Vcc (source) and ground, resulting in your circuit going up in smoke!
2007-03-17 18:41:51 · answer #1 · answered by revicamc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A short is a condition in an electrical circuit where resistance has been reduced. Ohm's law tells you that when the resistance is reduced the current flow increases. Typically this will blow a fuse or trip a circuit breaker.
In the real world many circuit failures end up as opens. But they get that way by shorting first, thereby burning the shorted component until it opens. If a circuit continually blows fuses then a real short exists.
2007-03-18 01:37:34 · answer #2 · answered by gimpalomg 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is conneting +ve & -ve with 0 resitance
2007-03-18 01:35:40 · answer #3 · answered by sarat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋