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Wirewound Resistor

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

Kirchhoff’s Laws

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Gustav Robert Kirchhoff   Kirchhoff's laws are essential for…

Coupling and Decoupling

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Decoupling capacitors When designing a circuit, many novice engineers…

Potentiometer Taper

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What is Potentiometer Taper? Potentiometer taper is the relation…

Carbon Composition Resistor

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An Introduction to Carbon Composition Resistors Carbon composition…

How To Calculate Power Factor Correction

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As you now know, reactive components can cause a circuit’s power…

Resistor Values

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Standard Resistor Values In 1952, the IEC (International…

Rheostat

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What is a Rheostat? A rheostat is a variable resistor which is used to…

Electric Charge

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What is electric charge? Electric charge is a fundamental physical…

Basic AC Circuits

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We started out this chapter by discussing power in DC circuits. Now,…

Pull-up and Pull-down Resistors

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What Are Pull-up Resistors? Pull-up resistors are resistors used in…

Polymer Capacitor

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What are polymer capacitors? Polymer capacitors are capacitors which…

Difference Between A Capacitor And Inductor

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Capacitors A capacitor exhibits a relatively large amount of…

Foil Resistor

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What is a Foil Resistor? The metal foil resistor has the best…

Resistors for LED Circuits

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Resistors in Light Emitting Diode (LED) Circuits An LED (Light…

Capacitors in parallel

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

Resistor Inductance

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What Is Resistor Inductance? Inductance is an electrical property of…

Trimmer Capacitor

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What are trimmer capacitors? Trimmer capacitors are variable…

Parasitic Inductance

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What is inductance? Electric inductance is a property of all…

Resistor Books and Online Resources

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On this page you will find a collection of valuable books and other…

Resistor Sizes and Packages

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

Motor starting capacitor

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

Ohm’s Law

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

AC Power Analysis In Reactive Circuits

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We already know that purely reactive components (or purely reactive…

PTC Thermistor

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What are PTC Thermistors? PTC stands for "Positive Temperature…

Wirewound Resistor

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

Photoresistor

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What are Photoresistors? Photoresistors, also known as light dependent…

Potentiometer Taper

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What is Potentiometer Taper? Potentiometer taper is the relation…

Carbon Composition Resistor

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An Introduction to Carbon Composition Resistors Carbon composition…

Resistance of a Resistor

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

Dielectric Materials

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Dielectric materials Dielectric materials are essentially insulators,…

Digital Potentiometer

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What is a Digital Potentiometer? A digital potentiometer (also known…

Thermistor

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What is a Thermistor? A thermistor is a temperature sensitive…

Temperature Coefficient of Resistance

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Resistance Changes with Temperature The temperature coefficient of…

Trimmer Capacitor

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What are trimmer capacitors? Trimmer capacitors are variable…

Resistor Color Code

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How Does the Resistor Color Code Work? Check out the All About…

Kirchhoff’s Laws

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Gustav Robert Kirchhoff   Kirchhoff's laws are essential for…

Tantalum Capacitor

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What are tantalum capacitors? Tantalum capacitors are a subtype of…

What Is Meant By Electrical Resistance?

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Different materials react to voltage in different ways. If a material…

Resistor Color Code Calculator

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This resistor color code calculator will help you determine the value…

Mica Capacitor

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What are mica capacitors? Mica is a group of natural minerals. Silver…

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…