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decade values

Electronic components; Resistors

The available values for a resistor series that are common for each increase in decade. For example a 15 ohm resistor would change to 150, 1500 and so on with each decade increase. A standard 10 to ...

metal film resistor

Electronic components; Resistors

A resistor constructed by applying a thin film of metal onto a substrate of ceramic or glass. The metal is the resistive element. The substrate or the metal (or metal alloy) is not always provided in ...

semiconductor resistor

Electronic components; Resistors

A resistor embedded within silicon. In some cases a semiconductor resistor is made up of two FETs that can be digitally turned on or off, or change in value. Semiconductor resistors also called ...

vertical mount resistor

Electronic components; Resistors

A type of resistor package that mounts standing up, all leads on one end. A bracket may also be used to secure the resistor into the PWB, leading to the term bracket mount. Bracket mount resistors ...

metal oxide resistor

Electronic components; Resistors

A (MO) resistor that has a resistive element made of tin oxide, produced by spraying tin chloride onto the substrate of the resistor body (either glass or ceramic) and then heating the component ...

pulse duration

Electronic components; Resistors

In some cases the power dissipation of a resistor is provided as power dissipation vs pulse duration. Normally the pulse duration curve is provided to show the peak dissipation of a resistor over 100 ...

load-life stability

Electronic components; Resistors

The long term stability of a resistor over the life of the device, under load. The more stable the device, the less the change in resistance, the better the resistor. Resistor stability relates to a ...