A source behind a series resistance

EE 314 · Lecture 08, the transformation, left-hand side · back to the slide

This is the circuit from the lecture, running. Change it and the answer changes with it:

Probe the load: 8 V and 1 mA. Then open the other form beside it and probe the same two things. They match, which is what "equivalent" means here — and the 4 k in this one carries 1 mA where the other's carries 2 mA, which is what it does not mean.