Why does current go down when voltage goes down?

The more wire you have the higher the resistance. Higher resistance at a given voltage results in less current. V = IR, Voltage is constant, resistance is constant, therefore current (I) has to go down to satisfy ohm's law. Therefore, stepping up voltage results in a proportional step down in current.
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Why does current decrease when voltage decreases?

So when motor is not running on full load capacity it will draw less current. You assume the power of 10 hp in both cases. i.e. power is constant. So yes, Current decreases when voltage decreases and vice versa i.e. Current is directly proportional to the voltage in this case.
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Why does current decrease with voltage?

The current required to carry a given power decrease when you increase the voltage because the power is the product of the current with the voltage (and power factor).
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What happens to current when voltage goes down?

The relationship between Voltage, Current and Resistance forms the basis of Ohm's law. In a linear circuit of fixed resistance, if we increase the voltage, the current goes up, and similarly, if we decrease the voltage, the current goes down.
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Why does voltage drop but not current?

This is due to the gap in between the switch. So the applied energy is not converted to current even though the resistance is still there. Hence voltage will be there, where you applied it.
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What causes current drop?

Wires carrying current always have inherent resistance, or impedance, to current flow. Voltage drop is defined as the amount of voltage loss that occurs through all or part of a circuit due to impedance. A common analogy used to explain voltage, current and voltage drop is a garden hose.
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Can there be a voltage drop without current?

If there is no current flow, the voltage drop across each of the resistive elements is zero.
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Why current is low when voltage is high?

This is because power is proportional to voltage times current and consequently, the higher the voltage, the smaller the current required to transmit a given amount of power.
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How does voltage affect current?

The current is directly proportional to the voltage and inversely proportional to the resistance. This means that increasing the voltage will cause the current to increase, while increasing the resistance will cause the current to decrease.
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Why current is inversely proportional to voltage?

Why current is inversely proportional to the voltage: The equation, i = v/r, says us that the current, i, flowing through a circuit is directly related to the voltage, v, and inversely related to the resistance, r. Conversely, if we increase the voltage, then the current will increase.
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Why does current increase with voltage?

The difference in electric potential energy (per charge) between two points is what we have given the name voltage. Thus, the voltage directly tells us which way charges want to move - and if they can, then they will speed up in that direction, so the current will increase.
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Why does current decrease when voltage increases in a transformer?

How Do Transformers Increase Voltage To Decrease Current Obeying Ohm's Law? Ohm's law states that the amount of current passing through a conductor material between any two points is directly proportional to the voltage across them. So, when the voltage becomes more significant, the current also must be increased.
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Does voltage drop as amps increase?

No. The source resistance is an inherent property of the voltage source. It is nearly constant, and as the current increases, that constant resistance drops more of the source voltage.
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Does current increase if voltage increases?

Ohm's law states that the electrical current (I) flowing in an circuit is proportional to the voltage (V) and inversely proportional to the resistance (R). Therefore, if the voltage is increased, the current will increase provided the resistance of the circuit does not change.
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What comes first voltage or current?

Current flows AFTER the two points having potential difference (voltage) are connected. Hence voltage comes first.
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Is voltage directly proportional to current?

In the first version of the formula, I = V/R, Ohm's Law tells us that the electrical current in a circuit can be calculated by dividing the voltage by the resistance. In other words, the current is directly proportional to the voltage and inversely proportional to the resistance.
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What kills a person voltage or current?

Conclusion about the confusion of which one is hazardous, Current or Voltage?: Current Kills, Not the Voltage. But Voltage is must to drive the Current. I.e. Amperes are responsible for electrocution, Not the Volts. Warning: Both AC and DC voltages and currents are dangerous.
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Is there a 0 current?

Likewise it doesn't take any voltage to keep current flowing if there is no resistance. You're correct that if you have a perfect insulator (R=∞), then any applied voltage will still produce zero current.
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Why is the voltage zero when the switch is closed?

The voltage across a closed switch will be zero volt (or close to zero) depending on the internal resistance of the switch contact. A closed switch can be seen as a simple piece of wire, with basically no volt drop across the terminals.
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What happens to voltage when a switch is closed?

Before the switch is closed, there is no voltage or current across either the resistor or the inductor. When the switch is first closed, the current through the inductor is zero, because it cannot change instantaneously. This means that the inductor acts like an open circuit, so all the voltage is across the inductor.
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Does current flow voltage drop?

When current is flowing, components such as resistors consume energy, and the amount of work per unit charge associated with the current flowing through a given component is the component's voltage drop. The voltage dropped by a component accounts for a portion of the voltage generated by the battery.
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Does current drop in a circuit?

The current passes through the conductor (wire) from the DC source to the first resistor; as this occurs, some of the supplied energy is "lost" (unavailable to the load), due to the resistance of the conductor. Voltage drop exists in both the supply and return wires of a circuit.
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How does voltage drop in a circuit?

Voltage drop (VD) occurs when the voltage at the end of a run of cable is lower than at the beginning. Any length or size of wires will have some resistance, and running a current through this dc resistance will cause the voltage to drop.
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Does low voltage mean higher amps?

If the voltage decreases, the current will increase in roughly the same proportion that the voltage decreases. In other words, a 10% voltage decrease would cause a 10% amperage increase.
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Does wire length affect current?

The longer the wire, the higher the resistance, the less current will flow.
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