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Welcome to the LRC Circuit Lab

This Java applet is intended to show you how a system of a resistor, a capacitor and an inductor react with one another in a system.

STARTPress the start button to put the system in motion.
STEPPress the step button to increment time manually
Click for Java TAWant to really know what makes this circuit work? Press the Java TA button to start up the LRC Java teaching assistant. The button will disappear and the teaching assistant will load.
For an HTML version of the Java TA click here.

Use the scrollbars to adjust the values of the elements. Observe simpler systems by setting some values to zero.

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