circuit fundamental question (current draw)

[robismyname]

I have two resistors R1 and R2 (31 ohms) in parallel with each other.

Both resistors are supplied to 3.28V.

R1 and R2 both have seperate loads.

I measured R1 current to be 8.8mA
I measured the voltage at the load to be 3.04V

I measured R2 current to be 1mA
I measured the voltage at the load to be 3.24V

Im confused because I thought that the current would be the same because the resitance is the same (I = 3.28V/31 = 106mA). Is the load determining the current and not the 31 ohm resistors?

 

[keith1200rs]

Could you show your circuit? What you have said doesn't make sense. If two resistors are in parallel they cannot have separate loads.

Keith

 

[JoannesPaulus]

The two resistors are NOT in parallel since they have two different loads (that is why they have different voltages at the load end), therefore the current difference!