Resistor Books and Online Resources

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Measurements In Electrical Engineering

Powers of Ten A numeral system is a method of using certain digits to…

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Mica Capacitor

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

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Resistor Capacitance

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

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Braking Resistor

What is a Braking Resistor? The property of resistors to dissipate…

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Supercapacitor

What are supercapacitors? Supercapacitors are electronic devices which…

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Potentiometer Taper

What is Potentiometer Taper? Potentiometer taper is the relation…

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Shunt Resistor

Definition Shunt Resistor A shunt resistor is used to measure electric…

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Air Capacitor

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

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Passive And Active Electronic Components

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

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Importance Of Maximum Power Transfer

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

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Heater Resistor

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

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Electric Field

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

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Variable Resistor

What is a Variable Resistor? A variable resistor is a resistor of…

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Triangle Of Power And Power Factor

In a purely resistive AC circuit, power is simply power. If we add…

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About the Authors

Robert Keim Robert Keim graduated from the University of California,…

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Power Resistor

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

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Impedance and Reactance

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

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Digital Potentiometer

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

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Polymer Capacitor

What are polymer capacitors? Polymer capacitors are capacitors which…

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Fixed Resistor

What is a Fixed Resistor? Fixed value resistors have a defined ohmic…

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NTC Thermistor

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

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Thermistor

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

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Filter capacitor

Filter capacitors Capacitors are reactive elements, which make them…

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Basic AC Circuits

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

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Potentiometer

What is a Potentiometer? A potentiometer is a manually adjustable…

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Resistors in Series

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

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Resistor SMD Code

What are SMD Resistors?   SMD resistors on a printed circuit…

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Film Capacitor

What are film capacitors? Film capacitors are capacitors which use a…

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Resistor Color Code

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

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Resistor Suppliers

When you are looking for electronic components or where to buy…

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Resistance of a Resistor

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

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Power Resistor

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

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Resistor Books and Online Resources

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Foil Resistor

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

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Resistors in Parallel

How to Calculate the Equivalent Resistance for Resistors in Parallel?…

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Braking Resistor

What is a Braking Resistor? The property of resistors to dissipate…

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How To Calculate Power Factor Correction

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

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Metal Oxide Film Resistor

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

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Magneto Resistor

What is a Magneto Resistor Magneto resistors have a variable…

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