{"id":733,"date":"2012-12-06T15:44:09","date_gmt":"2012-12-06T15:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=733"},"modified":"2016-11-08T04:01:44","modified_gmt":"2016-11-08T04:01:44","slug":"wirewound-resistors-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riedon.com\/blog\/wirewound-resistors-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Wirewound Resistors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wirewound resistors have been around for a long time. They enjoy a long life because they have some very important features not duplicated by new technology products. If you must optimize circuit designs where precision is important, you should understand those characteristics.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-733 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/riedon.com\/blog\/wirewound-resistors-2\/s-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/riedon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/S-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-734\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-734'>\n\t\t\t\tsurface mount wirewound resistors\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/riedon.com\/blog\/wirewound-resistors-2\/ual-10\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/riedon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/UAL-10-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-735\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-735'>\n\t\t\t\tAluminum Housed Wirewound Resistors\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/riedon.com\/blog\/wirewound-resistors-2\/100-leaded-series-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/riedon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/100-leaded-series-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-736\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-736'>\n\t\t\t\tPrecision Wirewound Resistors\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/riedon.com\/blog\/wirewound-resistors-2\/utub-v1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/riedon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/UTUB-v1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-737\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-737'>\n\t\t\t\tPower wirewound resistors\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>For most of the history of electronic and electrical circuits, wirewound resistors were the only game in town for precision resistances. Wirewound precision resistors have some important characteristics. First, they can have very <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">tight resistance<\/span> tolerances . . . 0.005% is commonly achieved. More important, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">they are stable<\/span> (15-50ppm\/yr) maintaining their precision over time because they are made with stable materials. Their <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">TCR<\/span> (Temperature Coefficient of Resistance) is low (&lt;10ppm\/\u00b0C) and can be controlled by selecting special wire alloys. (Usually, you need the lowest TCR, but a higher TCR has special interest in some applications.)<\/p>\n<p>In the past, the bulk of the resistor market went to carbon composition products. They are not accurate; you can sort them to tolerances of about 1% at best. They are unstable, have poor TCR (1000 ppm\/C) and generate electrical noise. Low cost is their advantage. Now, film technology products are replacing carbon resistors. \u00a0<a title=\"wirewound resistors\" href=\"http:\/\/riedon.com\/technical\/wirewound-vs-film-resistors-for-precision-applications\/\">Continue to read here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wirewound resistors have been around for a long time. They enjoy a long life because they have some very important features not duplicated by new technology products. If you must optimize circuit designs where precision is important, you should understand those characteristics. 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