Difference between revisions of "Resistors"
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A Resistor is an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current. | A Resistor is an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current. | ||
| − | It creates a drop in voltage between two points. Resistors rely on something called Ohm's Law, which maintains that the voltage shift or potential difference between two ends of a conductor is held in proportion to the current moving through the conductor. | + | It creates a drop in voltage between two points. Resistors rely on something called [[Ohm's Law]], which maintains that the voltage shift or potential difference between two ends of a conductor is held in proportion to the current moving through the conductor. |
* Resistors do not have polarity. You can connect them in any direction you like. | * Resistors do not have polarity. You can connect them in any direction you like. | ||
http://dreamsyntax.org/arduino/resistors.jpg | http://dreamsyntax.org/arduino/resistors.jpg | ||
Revision as of 04:45, 10 December 2009
A Resistor is an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current.
It creates a drop in voltage between two points. Resistors rely on something called Ohm's Law, which maintains that the voltage shift or potential difference between two ends of a conductor is held in proportion to the current moving through the conductor.
- Resistors do not have polarity. You can connect them in any direction you like.
