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Resistor Noise

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What is Resistor Noise? Noise is an unwanted phenomenon for resistors.…

Current limiting

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Electric Field

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What is an electric field? An electric field is a special state that…

Kirchhoff’s Laws

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Gustav Robert Kirchhoff   Kirchhoff's laws are essential for…

Power Resistor

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What Are Power Resistors? Power resistors are designed to withstand…

Understanding Electrical Transformers

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AC electrical systems make extensive use of transformers. A…

Resistors in Series

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How to Calculate the Equivalent Resistance For Resistors in Series?…

Air Capacitor

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What are air capacitors? Air capacitors are capacitors which use air…

Wirewound Resistor

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What is a Wirewound Resistor? A wirewound resistor is an electrical…

Resistor Sizes and Packages

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Resistors are available in a large number of different package styles…

Passive And Active Electronic Components

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In a previous page, we discussed phasors, but we didn’t explore…

Ohm’s Law

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What Is Ohm’s Law? Ohm’s law states that the electrical…

Carbon Composition Resistor

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An Introduction to Carbon Composition Resistors Carbon composition…

Thin and Thick Film

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What are Thin and Thick Film Resistors? Thin and thick film resistors…

Metal Film Resistor

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Metal Film Resistors Metal film resistors have a thin metal layer as…

Dielectric Materials

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Dielectric materials Dielectric materials are essentially insulators,…

Metal Oxide Film Resistor

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What are Metal Oxide Film Resistors? Metal-oxide film resistors are…

Carbon Film Resistor

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What is a Carbon Film Resistor? Carbon film resistors are a type of…

Motor starting capacitor

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Motor capacitors AC induction motors use a rotating magnetic field to…

Heater Resistor

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What are Heater Resistors? Heater resistors are used whenever an…

Polymer Capacitor

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What are polymer capacitors? Polymer capacitors are capacitors which…

Metal Film Resistor

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Metal Film Resistors Metal film resistors have a thin metal layer as…

Ceramic Capacitor

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What are ceramic capacitors? A ceramic capacitor uses a ceramic…

NTC Thermistor

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What are NTC Thermistors? NTC stands for "Negative Temperature…

Resistance of a Resistor

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Resistance of a Resistor The function of a resistor is to oppose the…

Supercapacitor

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What are supercapacitors? Supercapacitors are electronic devices which…

Basic DC Circuit Theory

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Voltage and Current Relationship The earth is a dynamic place. Objects…

Kirchhoff’s Laws

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Gustav Robert Kirchhoff   Kirchhoff's laws are essential for…

Ohm’s Law

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What Is Ohm’s Law? Ohm’s law states that the electrical…

Resistor Capacitance

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What Is Resistor Capacitance? Capacitance is an ability of a body to…

Capacitors in parallel

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Capacitors, like other electrical elements, can be connected to other…

Standard Resistor Power Ratings

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An electrical device’s power rating provides a general idea of…

Impedance and Reactance

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Impedance and reactance An element in a DC circuit can be described…

Air Capacitor

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What are air capacitors? Air capacitors are capacitors which use air…

Electrical Resistivity

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What Is Electrical Resistivity? Electrical resistivity is a measure of…

What Is a Resistor?

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The resistor is a passive electrical component that creates…

Energy Storage

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Capacitors used for energy storage Capacitors are devices which store…

Potentiometer Taper

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What is Potentiometer Taper? Potentiometer taper is the relation…

Importance Of Maximum Power Transfer

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This page explores the issue of how to design a system that will…