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Rheostat

Electronic components; Resistors

A variable resistor. A three terminal potentiometer which only uses two terminals (Wiper and one terminal). A variable resistor used for the purpose of adjusting the current in a circuit. The ...

Centre tap trimmer

Electronic components; Resistors

A trimmer (variable resistor) with four terminals. The fourth terminal is fixed to the mid-point of the tap (non-movable). The other three terminals comprise the wiper and the two fixed ends. An ...

Resistor network

Electronic components; Resistors

A group of resistor residing in a signal package which may or may not be connected together. There are many applications where resistor networks perform well, but normally high speed low noise ...

Ohmmeter

Electronic components; Resistors

A metre used to measure resistance. In almost all cases an ohm metre is just one of a number of functions found in a multi-meter. Modern ohm metres are completely digital (lower right) and have a ...

Adjustable resistor

Electronic components; Resistors

A variable resistor. A resistor whose overall ohmic value is fixed, but also has one or more movable terminals which are designed to be set and fixed to any value within the range of the complete ...

Kelvin terminal

Electronic components; Resistors

A four terminal fixed resistor having a very low resistance (milliohm range). Although a kelvin terminal has four leads they are connector together internally to form two pairs. For each pair one ...

Flameproof resistor

Electronic components; Resistors

A resistor constructed of materials that will not ignite while under an electrical over-load. A flame-proof resistor may be constructed of a porcelain core with an element made of a metal alloy. ...