Is it possible to use seven individual resistors for better series-limiting?

Question

How would you compute for the resistance?

Answer 1

Not knowing your circuit or your application, I can't calculate anything for you.

But 7 resistors in series are no different from one resistor that has a value equal to the sum of the values of the 7. Although one reason for putting resistors in series is to increase the power dissipation, as the power is spread out among the several resistors.

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Answer 2

You would calculate the resistance in the usual manner for resistive networks: if you have resistors in series the resistance is additive: R=R1+R2+R3 and so on. In parallel the inverse resistance of the total is the sum of the inverse resistances: 1/R = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3 and so on.

Answer 3

no u have to use single resistance, which magnitude is equal with the sum of those seven individual resistors ,instead of seven individual resistance because of if u use seven individual resistor then the potential drop will be greater than that in case of  single resistor.