Resistors - The Learning Circuit

Karen explains what resistors are, how resistors are represented on a schematic, various types of resistors, and the characteristics of those resistors. She’ll go over carbon composite resistors, thin film resistors such as carbon, metal, and metal oxide film; thick film or cermet resistors; wire round resistors; variable resistors such as thermistors, potentiometers, and photo or LDR resistors; SMD resistors; trimmer pots; and more. Visit The Learning Circuit: bit.ly/2ObFF9h
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According to Ohm’s Law, in every circuit there is a balance between voltage, current, and resistance. Most electrical components require a certain voltage and current to function properly. By adding resistors, you can control the voltage and current in various parts of a circuit. Resistance in an electrical circuit is when a material prevents some or all of the electrical current from flowing through it, converting that restricted energy into heat. Every material has some resistance. In resistors, this principle is used to create a controlled amount of resistance that can be used to regulate circuits. Resistors can be made of a variety of materials. Carbon composite resistors are made by combining a conductive material, usually finely ground carbon or graphite, with a non-conducting material like ceramic. Once widely used, they have mostly been replaced by more efficient and precise resistor types. While cheap to produce, their lack of use means they are often more expensive. Carbon film, metal film, and metal oxide film are examples of thin film resistors. Thin film resistors are generally made by depositing a conductive material onto an insulating ceramic rod or substrate. A laser trimmed pattern is cut into the film in order to increase its conductive or resistive path. The resistance value is controlled by varying the thickness of the film. Thin film resistors are the most common type of through-hole resistors. Surface mount resistors are created using the same method as thin film resistor. Surface mount resistors feature relatively high tolerances, low temperature coefficients, low noise, and work well in high frequency applications.
Another type, thick film or cermet, uses a paste combining ceramic and metal; designed to have the optimal properties of both materials. They have good temperature stability, low noise, and good voltage ratings but have low surge current properties. This method is most commonly used to make potentiometers and surface mount resistors. Wire round resistors are made with wire, with higher than normal resistance. This gives them a high level of reliability and comparatively low level of temperature coefficient, making them well-suited to handle high powers. Given the size of the wire used to make them, they tend to be quite large. They are often used in circuit breakers or as fuses.
Depending on your circuit, you don’t necessarily have to have a resistor that’s the exact value you want. Often, you can get away with a resistor that’s just close to your desired value. The temperature coefficient gives you the amount of resistance change that occurs when the temperature of the resistor changes. The size of the resistor is often relative to its power rating in watts. If you need a resistor that can handle a lot of power, you’re likely stuck with a larger resistor. If you’re working with low power circuits, you have a lot more options. SMD resistors have gotten so small, it's not a question of how small a resistor you can get, but how small of a resistor you can solder to your board reliably. Not all resistors have fixed values. Variable resistors have a maximum resistance and can be adjusted to have a resistance between 0 or near zero and their maximum resistance. Some respond to environmental stimuli such as flex sensors that bend, force sensing resistors that respond to pressure, thermistors that respond to heat, and photo resistors or LDRs that respond to light. There are others that respond to moisture, gas, and other environmental stimuli. The most common variable resistors are potentiometers. Inside, potentiometers have a band of resistive material. The control shaft connects to a wiper that contacts the resistive band and rotates, varying the amount of resistive material between two leads. Another type of potentiometer is a trimmer pot, also known as trim pots or presets . Trimmer Pots, also known as trim pots or presets, are a type of potentiometer that are normally mounted on PCBs and adjusted by using a screwdriver. They are meant for occasional tuning and calibration. Rheostats are similar to potentiometers except they are mostly constructed as wire round resistors. The wiper moves back and forth along the wire coil to vary the amount of resistance.

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Damn you guys went hard on resistor basics! Four years of electrical engineering and the E-series was never explicitly explained to me before... lol Nice to finally have that sorted.

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10 12 15 18 22 27 33 39 47 56 68 82 :)

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Thanks Karen! Brings me back to my old physics labs during freshman year of college. Nice to see more women in the field. You're amazing!

[@MichaelBerthelsen]

I've worked with resistors before, but never really looked into the institutional knowledge and expanded data information you presented here. Thank you Karen!😊

[@brandtharen]

I like these learning circuit videos, because while most I the topics I already understand they serve as a refresher and often cover details I'm not aware of (like resistor series). And who hasn't cooked a resistor and let out the magic smoke at least once? ProTip: turn on your bench supply before connecting your circuit so you can adjust it without sending 12V 3A across a tiny resistor.🔌⚡🔥💨

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Thanks Karen. Looking forward to capacitors and inductors...Already missing the Ben Heck Show but this series looks great..

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I didn't get this much information on resistors in the electronics course I took. Great video Karen.

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Great video Karen! Thanks!

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Wow Karen that was a great video loads of work for u as a presenter in that one. Packed with info and really well presented its nice to see u taking a bigger role hope it continues! Well done.

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Thanks! It's great to see people appreciate all the effort I put in. I love spreading knowledge and want to get more people excited about making!

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Soooo glad I ran across this. The video explained some things I just never gave much thought to. GREAT, Very useful information. The little FedEx guy on the shelf was a bit distracting though.

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Excellent Video Karen...

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Thanks, Karen!

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I love your videos they are great my aunt used to work at Hewlett-Packard I used to get bags of resistors transistors capacitors lot of them gold plated boy if save them back then they would have been worth some money I had a lot of fun building circuits of fun building circuits

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Lovely video

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I really like this video! You have corrected some my bad terms for a couple of parts. I should sound smarter now. :-)

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[@jontech9978]

I have a question I know a resistors in series can be a voltage divider but, what's the application of a resistors in parallel. Thanks

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Great video. I now understand that resistance is not useless.

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Spectacular

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I like your learning.

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What kind of variable resistor control with code using gpio pins?

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Nice video

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Coudnt resist the vedio.....thanks Karen....

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Great video. I NEED to learn more of the basics. I would love to see you guys use a 555 timer to make a "rapid fire" button for a controller, or possibly a strobe light.

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I've made one for a wired 360 controller, But I'd like to know how the parts work. How to adjust speed , etc. I just copied what I saw in a video that had no other info. I know you shouldn't use them online, but I rarely if ever play online. The button is great fun on COD or Left for Dead 2, etc. Have a good one Dude.

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I've got 555 timers on the list of subjects to cover in the future. Happy to take suggestions for the corresponding project video!

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Thanks👍

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Thank karen v useful

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I wish we had that type of teaching videos available back in the seventies.

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Alex Abadi I agree, we the new generation are very much blessed with the internet

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Where can I find posters like the one in the background and others with helpful reminders that I can put up in a shop?

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It's hard to resist an great explanation by a talented lady :)

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Well explained! need to sort my Box-O-Resistance....some day...not today

[@AirborneSurfer]

Would that be a Borg Cube? (But that would make the resistance futile, I guess.)

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Where Can i learn to repair electronics?

[@gower1973]

You forgot to mention potentiometers come in linear and tapered, and you can parallel up low wattage resistors for higher current handling

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How to count velue of two resistance in parallel connection.please describe it. From Dillip Kumar India

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Can you please make a video about smd inductors and how to read the value? I want to replace some inductor on my laptop board..I can't find anything on internet...R68322RQH this is the inductor

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8:22 isn't the one on the right a variable inductor?

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Very useful video. Have you moved shops now Ben has left, I assume that Ben owned the original shop in your recent videos.

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Still in the same shop, I have just turned the "break room" into my office/workspace. Because window and because sound isolation.

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I love it when you talk science to me... No really, I’m much smarter after watching this! :)

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Aww.. thanks Karen. I always thought rheostat was just an obsolete word for potentiometer.

[@pauljanssen2624]

We used to just call them pots

[@raccoon874]

*matching resistors is like matching eyes with sweater*

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Dear lady your knowledge is impeccable but for us trying to learn Please slow down a bit

[@thenormanfair]

Looking forward to a transistor video or two. I assume capacitors and coils will come before that.

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Karen should have been the new host!

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I’d have to say capacitors are more fun to watch explode than a resistor is burning up 🤓😜

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"...because it has the words 'DON'T PANIC' in large, friendly letters on the cover."

[@power-max]

1:47 *NO!!! NOT more efficiency!!* Carbon composition resistors were replaced because they had poor tolerances, due to the value drifting due to moisture and temperature, as well as higher noise. Carbon film and metal film resistors are superior because they eliminate these problems. Metal films also have the better temperature coefficients (which can be precisely controlled with the metal alloy used) Other than that, good video. :)

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[@NiHaoMike64]

Superconductors don't have resistance, but as of now, it's unlikely you'll just come across one. :)

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Suggestion for Demonstration of WHY Wattage Rating of Resistors matter: Take a 0.25 Watt 1 Ohm Carbon Resistor and a 8 Volt Battery. Do the Calculations to get that RV**2 = 1*9*9 = 81 Watts > 0.25 Watts, i.e. 0 Volts will fry that Resister with some Overkill. Proceed with this experiment with the usual "Do Not Try This At Home" Warning. Hook it up and Go Snap, Crackle, Pop!

[@davidkclayton]

I wish they didn't change the color of resistor bodies to Blue it makes them so hard to read

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I grew up in Michigan in the United States and now live in a different state, Wisconsin.

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Where the heck is Ben Heck?

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Brian H welcome to the channel, are you new here?

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Thanks for the info, the comments are creepy...

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Nope. I'm Karen. Hello!

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So the dimmer is a giant resistant ....

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that it is - as is a volume control

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I can't resistor O:-)

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