Does current depend on load?

What he meant is that the voltage source is constant and the current drawn from this source depends on the load resistance as is the Ohm's law predicts. But the voltage of a voltage source remains constant (no matter what the load resistance value will have).
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What does the current depend on?

The amount of current in a circuit depends on the amount of voltage and the amount of resistance in the circuit to oppose current flow.
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Can current flow without a load?

The only reason to make electricity flow is to give it some work to do. This process of electricity doing work in a circuit is called load. Without having a load, or some work for electricity to do, then there is no point in having a circuit.
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Does load refer to current?

The term "load" can also mean "the amount of power" or "the amount of current" drawn by the thing that is connected to the output of the circuit.
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Does a load draw current?

The fact that a device is "Under load" actually directly means that the device is simply using power or current from the supply. So, for any specific circuit, the heavier the Load becomes, the more current or power will be taken or drawn from the power supply.
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Why more load draws more current?

Any added load causes a greater slip-angle and that requires more amps. As more load is added the slip-angle and the current draw increases.
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What causes high current draw?

Electrical Overload

This can be caused by a low supply voltage, resulting in the motor drawing in more current in an attempt to maintain its torque. It can also be a result of short circuited conductors, or an excessive voltage supply.
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Is electrical load the same as current?

An electrical load is the part of an electrical circuit in which current is transformed into something useful. Examples include a lightbulb, a resistor and a motor. A load converts electricity into heat, light or motion.
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What does a load do in a circuit?

An electrical load is an electrical component (device or machine) which forms part of the electrical circuit that consumes electrical energy (power) and coverts it into another form of energy.
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Does changing the load of a circuit affect it?

A change in the load impedance will affect the charging and discharging of RC time constants. This, of course, depends on the circuit's design, but it can also cause a change in the rise and fall times.
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What causes current to flow?

Voltage is the electrical force that causes free electrons to move from one atom to another. Just as water needs some pressure to force it through a pipe, electrical current needs some force to make it flow. "Volts" is the measure of "electrical pressure" that causes current flow.
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Can current exist without voltage?

Thus voltage(Potential difference between two points) exists without current(flow of charge with respect to time) but current doesn't exist without voltage .
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Is there any current in neutral wire?

In a three-phase linear circuit with three identical resistive or reactive loads, the neutral carries no current. The neutral carries current if the loads on each phase are not identical. In some jurisdictions, the neutral is allowed to be reduced in size if no unbalanced current flow is expected.
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Does voltage depend on load?

The simplest answer is voltage drop across internal resistance of voltage source. no load voltage will not have any voltage drops across the loads.
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On which does the current in a wire depend?

By Ohm's law the current flowing in the circuit directly depends on the potential difference of the circuit and inversely proportional to the resistance of the circuit. Hence, option C is correct.
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Does current depend on length of wire?

Clearly, the amount of charge passing through a given point per second does not vary with the length of the conductor.
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What is current controlled by?

As with voltage sources, the current source can be either independent (ideal) or dependent (controlled) by a voltage or current elsewhere in the circuit, which itself can be constant or time-varying.
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What does load current mean?

Load current in this context is simply the current thru the wire. As you say, a load consumes power. That power is delivered electrically, which means it is the product of voltage and current. The load current is just that current.
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Which wire is load?

Load Wire - Generally connected to the top half of your switch. If the wire is coming from the top of the switch box, it is likely your load wire. Line Wire - Generally connected to the bottom half of your switch. In some cases, line wires are marked with “line”, “pwr”, or a lightning bolt symbol.
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Is a light bulb a load?

An electrical load is simply any component of a circuit that consumes power or energy. In a household setting, the most obvious examples of electrical loads include light bulbs and appliances.
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Does load mean output?

The term is used more broadly in electronics for a device connected to a signal source, whether or not it consumes power. If an electric circuit has an output port, a pair of terminals that produces an electrical signal, the circuit connected to this terminal (or its input impedance) is the load.
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What decides how much current is drawn?

Ohm's law states that the voltage equals the amperage times the resistance, so if you divide the voltage of your power source by the resistance of the load, you will find the amps. For example, if you plug a 40-Ohm dryer into a 220-volt outlet, the appliance will draw 5.5 amps.
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How do you calculate current draw?

You can usually find this information listed on the product label, or in the owner's manual. Then you take the wattage, and divide it by the voltage (100 watts / 12 volts = 8.33 amps.) This will tell you roughly the amperage your equipment will draw.
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What causes low amperage?

When corrosion, loose connections or other types of resistance restrict a circuit, volts and amps both drop. If volts drop, amps drop too. That is why when you find a voltage drop in a connection or cable, you know the connection or cable is restricted.
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