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Disadvantages of Series Circuits

Series circuits have two disadvantages when compared with parallel circuits.

The first disadvantage is that, if one component in a series circuit fails, then all the components in the circuit fail because the circuit has been broken.

The second disadvantage is that the more components there are in a series circuit, the greater the circuit's resistance*.


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