Resistor Question

Feb 02, 2009 3 Replies

Theres a resistor I used in the past but I don't know what its called. It has a red body with no bands on it ie no lines and it stays cool in high power applications. Does anyone know what it is called? Thanks


It's probably called a "Power Resistor".

Dave M MasonDG44 at comcast dot net (Just substitute the appropriate characters in the address) Life is like a roll of toilet paper; the closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.

If Dave called it right, it's more brown than red. It's also visibly hollow. Anything look familiar?

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Good grief ! 40+ years ago I used to have a copy of that page pinned to the wall behind the bench to remind me of the value of the colours !

Best Regards: Baron.

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