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Wirewound

Electronic components; Resistors

A Resistor made up of resistance wire, wound on an insulated form. A wirewound resistor may be variable or fixed. Wire-wound resistors are normally used as power resistors. Types of wirewound ...

A term that could be applied to a passive variable resistor, having a mechanical wiper which is moved across a resistive element. However the term is more often used to refer to an active component, ...

Trimmer

Electronic components; Resistors

A variable resistor. Designed for less then frequent changes (occasional)~ a trim pot on a PCB to finalise a circuit resistance. A variable resistor used to trim resistance in a circuit, normally ...

Colour codes

Electronic components; Resistors

Resistor colour codes (used on thru-hole devices) indicate the devices value, tolerance and in some cases its failure rate. In some cases, 1 percent resistors may use a three digit or four digit code ...

Inductive resistor

Electronic components; Resistors

A resistor having a higher than normal inductance. In many cases these will be wirewound types. Normally inductive resistors are not used in high frequency circuits because of their high inductance. ...

Linear taper

Electronic components; Resistors

An adjustable resistor that changes value in a linear manner. This term is used to describe a resistor that changes from a low to high value (or the reverse) increases or decreasing in a linear ...

Quick connect resistor

Electronic components; Resistors

A resistor using quick connect blades (terminals) as leads. Resistors using quick connect terminals may also be of the bolt-on style package. The quick connect terminals would not be used to secure ...