[SI-LIST] Re: Stronger Resistor Vs Weaker Resistor
- From: "N. Paul Taddonio" <paul.taddonio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 11:36:00 -0500
Certainly the huge wirewound resistors on power supply load boards ~look~
stronger!
Reminds me of a funny sign I saw in a lab at work a long time ago, a very
large yellow and
black warning sign that said: CAUTION!!!!!! 10,000 Ohms!!!!!!!!
Paul T.
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From: "Muranyi, Arpad" <Arpad_Muranyi@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: Stronger Resistor Vs Weaker Resistor
> So a stronger resistor is than
> a resistor with a higher wattage
> rating... :-)
>
> Arpad
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> A stronger resistor is one that is less likely to break. Isn't it?
>
> Indeed, "stronger" is a really poor description to use for a resistor,
> unless describing its mechanical strength. However, in the context of
> pull-up and pull-down resistors, we do sometimes speak of weak
> pull-ups, so I suppose a strong pull-up could be the opposite. So, in
> this LIMITED context, one might say that the lower valued resistor
> would be the 'stronger' one. I would not call it a stronger resistor,
> but might call it a stronger pull-up or pull-down (resistor).
>
> I don't recall seeing "strong" used elsewhere to describe a resistor's
> value, and I would not recommend using it without clear explanation.
>
> Andy
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