Contributors in Resistors

Resistors

Power resistor

Electronic components; Resistors

A resistor with a power dissipation higher than a quarter watt (0.25w), or half watt (0.5w). However the military classifies power resistors as resistors having power a dissipation above 3 watts. The ...

Fuse

Electronic components; Resistors

A safety device that protects an electric circuit from becoming overloaded. Fuses have been replaced by circuit breakers.

Resister

Electronic components; Resistors

A device that controls the electric current in an electric circuit by providing resistance is called as resistor.

Temperature coefficient

Electronic components; Resistors

The magnitude of change in resistance due to temperature, usually expressed in percent per degree celsius or parts per million per degree celsius (ppm/C).

Vitreous enamel

Electronic components; Resistors

A coating obtained by fusing powdered glass to a substrate, which is used for humidity protection, and found on fixed and variable wirewound resistors.

Nonlinear variable resistor

Electronic components; Resistors

A resistor that does not change value in a linear fashion. An audio or logarithmic taper. A shunt resistor applied to a variable resistor.

Water-cooled resistor

Electronic components; Resistors

A high wattage resistor that uses water to cool the device. The water flows via pipes within the resistor to draw heat away from the device.

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