  Similarly to their purely electric counterparts, spintronic circuits may be
presented as networks of lumped elements. Due to interplay between spin and
charge currents, each element is described by a matrix conductance. We
establish reciprocity relations between the entries of the conductance matrix
of a multi-terminal linear device, comprising normal metallic and strong
ferromagnetic elements with spin-inactive interfaces between them. In
particular, reciprocity equates the spin transmissions through a two-terminal
element in the opposite directions. When applied to "geometric spin ratchets",
reciprocity shows that certain effects, announced for such devices, are, in
fact, impossible. Finally, we discuss the relation between our work and the
spintronic circuit theory formalism.
