Tag: capacitors
Understanding parallel resistors
When both terminals of a resistor are connected to each terminal of the other resistor or resistors, they are said to be connected in parallel. Unlike series resistor circuits, because there are several channels for current in a parallel resistor network, the circuit current can take multiple paths. Current dividers are then applied to parallel…
Understanding series resistors
In an electrical circuit, engineers connect the components inside either series or parallel to make a range of useful circuits. With this, we can calculate the voltage, current, and resistance in the circuits. These resistors are said to be connected head-to-tail when in series, and the equivalent overall resistance is the sum of the individual…
Understanding Thermistor
The use of thermistors is of many purposes, as they as straightforward device that changes their resistance to temperature. A thermistor is a term derived from the word “Thermal resistor”, it is a thermally sensitive resistor, giving a change in resistance for a temperature change. Thermistors are used in many ways, enabling the temperature of…
Understanding wire wound resistor
Wire wound is a type of resistor designed to be used in high power resistor applications or some other use where low noise and power dissipation are required. It is one of the oldest forms of resistor that appear as a wire that is wound around a former of nonconductive material. Normally, the resistive wire…
Understanding SMD Resistors (Surface Mount Resistors)
The SMD resistors used surface mount technology SMT to offer considerable advantages in terms of space-saving and automated manufacture of the printed circuit boards. Surface-mount resistors are used in large quantities, most professionals and industrial electronics now employ this technology. These types of resistors are designed to be surface mounted and they are typically much…
