by Riedon | Jul 21, 2012 | Resistors, Wirewound resistors
Sudden current or voltage changes are often hazardous to electronic products. For example, transients or surges that reach microprocessor or memory components can destroy those expensive parts, and wipe out critical programming and data. Many electronic products now...
by Frida Hovsepian | May 20, 2011 | Digikey, Resistors, Wirewound resistors
Resistors as Heaters Power resistors and resistance heaters share many common design considerations. In both products, good thermal design ensures low thermal resistance between the element and the exterior environment. Both must be rugged and reliable. Power...
by riedon | Jun 29, 2010 | Current Shunt, Resistors, Wirewound resistors
Our Surface Mount designs fit modern high efficiency manufacturing methods For current sensing, we offer surface mount and metal element designs for PC board mounting and leaded 4-terminals products. Resistances are available to 0.003 ohms Mounting, and leaded...
by riedon | Sep 30, 2009 | Resistors, Wirewound resistors
Even in this digital age, a number of measurement and instrumentation applications rely on the accuracy of the value of one or more resistors. To guarantee the performance of the system, the designer must understand what factors can affect the value of precision...
