A resistor obeys Ohm's law (V=IR); the current through it is equal to the voltage across it divided by the resistance (equivalently \$I=\frac{V}{R}\$)

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What's the best way to store and categorise resistors/capacitors/ICs/etc?

I did a big cleanup of my collection of parts today and I now have a big pile of parts on my desk (the majority of which is resistors). My previous method of finding the resistor value I wanted was to ...
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Can I adjust varistor range?

I can connect many resistor in parallel or series to get a final resistance I want in case when I have no necessary nominal out of the box. I wonder is there such trick that will allow me to easily ...
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Thermistors' colour coding same as the resistors'?

WARNING: 30V was a mistake -- better to keep voltage down 12V as a beginner! I tested it over a very short time. Got the things hot over a long time with much less voltage -- apparently not enough ...
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At what current and voltage Typical Resistors explode?

I don't have an explosion chamber so I cannot test critical values. If you explode resistors with too high current-voltage combination, does it damage your equipment, such as multimeter and ...
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Best shunt resistor for power meter application?

Looking for a shunt resistor for measuring power usage and was wondering if anyone had any experience with these. It should be capable of handling 110V/20A in-home circuit. EDIT: Energy monitors ...
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Should I default to pull-up or pull-down resistor with tact switches?

I understand the basic use of a pull-up or pull-down resistor, including the specific case of using it with a tact switch. When both are an option I was wondering whether I should favor one over the ...
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What is the purpose of a bias resistor?

Could someone explain what "bias" is. And why do some devices need an external bias resistor?
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Is there a correct resistance value for pull-up resistors?

The datasheet of the 24LC256 EEPROM states that: The SDA bus requires a pull-up resistor to VCC (typical 10 kΩ for 100 kHz, 2 kΩ for 400 kHz and 1 MHz). I thought that any resistor with a kΩ ...
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How does an LM7805 voltage regulator work?

How do most voltage regulator ICs work? Are they the same as hooking up a variable resistor and a voltmeter and turning the knob until you get the desired voltage?
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Red Green Blue LED

Do you need to use different resistors against each of the colours on an RGB LED?
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Why the resistor in this op-amp circuit?

Here's a circuit diagram for a signal response test circuit from the spec sheet for a HA-5195 op amp and looks like a non-inverting amplifier circuit with a gain of 5, plus the 200Ω resistor between ...
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6 Band Resistors, which way should the bands be read

I've just bought a bag of random resistors from Maplin, and can't work out which way round the six band ones should be read. For instance I have one which is either: Violet Orange Red Brown Brown ...

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