Transcript CHAPTER 5

CHAPTER 5
RESISTORS
USES OF RESISTORS
1. LIMIT CURRENT FLOW
2. ACT AS A VOLTAGE DIVIDER
I= E/R = 15V / 30 OHMS= .5 AMPS
I= E/R = 15V / .0001 OHMS = 150000 AMPS
I=E/R=17.5/300= .05AMPS
A TO B (E=I x R=.05Ax30 OHMS= 1.5V)
B TO C (E=I x R=.05A x 120 OHMS = 6V)
C TO D (E=I x R= .05 x 200 OHMS = 10 V)
FIXED RESISTORS
HAVE ONLY 1 OHMIC VALUE WHICH
CANNOT BE CHANGED
 TYPES INCLUDE COMPOSITION
CARBON, METAL FILM, CARBON FILM,
METAL GLAZE, AND WIRE WOUND
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RESISTOR POWER RATINGS
IF POWER RATING IS EXCEEDED= LET THE
SMOKE OUT IT
MOST COMMON TYPE: MADE OF CARBON
GRAPHITE AND A RESIN BONDING MATERIAL
INEXPENSIVE: HAVE RANGE OF 1 TO 22 MEGOHMS
POWER RATINGS OF 1/8,1/4,1/2,1,AND 2 WATT
TOLERANCE RANGES OF 20%, 10%, 5%
WIRE WOUND RESISTORS
*MADE BY WINDING A PIECE OF
RESISTIVE WIRE AROUND A
CERAMIC CORE
*USED WHEN A HIGH POWER
RATING IS NEEDED
*ALLOWS AIR TO COOL BY
FLOWING THROUGH IT
*SHOULD BE MOUNTED
VERTICALLY: CHIMNEY EFFECT
STEPPED WIRE WOUND USED ON BLOWER
MOTORS TO CONTROL SPEED
1st Band: 1st Number
2nd Band: 2nd Number
3rd Band: Multiplier
4th Band: Tolerance
If it has 5th Band: 1%
Tolerance
If a resistor is replaced, use
same tolerance& equal
value
1500 ohms with 10% tolerance
VARIABLE RESISTORS
A RESISTOR WHOSE VALUE CAN
CHANGED OR VARIED OVER A RANGE
 AVAILABLE IN DIFFERENT CASE
STYLES AND POWER RATINGS
 TYPES INCLUDE RHEOSTATS,
POTENTIOMETERS, THERMISTORS,
PHOTO-RESISTORS
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RHEOSTATS
TWO WIRE VARIABLE RESISTOR
 HAS MOVEABLE LEVER THAT VARIES
RESISTANCE
 EXAMPLES: DASH LIGHTS DIMMER,
FUEL SENDING UNITS, WIPER DELAY
SWITCHES
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POTENTIOMETERS
THREE WIRE VARIABLE RESISTOR
 USED AS A POSITION INDICATOR
(INPUT TO A LOGIC DEVICE)
 EXAMPLES: THROTTLE POSITION
SENSOR (TPS), EGR POSITION
SENSOR, HVAC DOOR POSITION
SENSOR
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THERMISTORS
TWO WIRE SENSORS
 RESISTANCE VARIES WITH TEMP
 CAN BE “PTC” OR “NTC”
 USED AS INPUT TO A LOGIC DEVICE
 EXAMPLES: COOLANT TEMP SENSOR,
INTAKE AIR TEMP SENSOR, BATTERY
TEMP SENSOR, IN CAR TEMP SENSOR
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PHOTO RESISTORS
TWO WIRE VARIABLE RESISTORS
 RESISTANCE CHANGES WITH
DIFFERENT LEVELS OF LIGHT INPUT
 EXAMPLES: AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS,
SUNLOAD SENSORS ON HVAC
SYSTEMS, ASSEMLY LINE SWITCH
INPUT
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REVIEW
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1. NAME TWO
FUNCTION OF
RESISTORS?
2. WHAT IS FIXED
RESISTOR?
3. NAME THREE
TYPES OF FIXED
RESISTORS?
4. WHAT EFFECTS
POWER RATING?
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5. NAME AN
ADVANTAGE OF WIRE
WOUND RESISTOR.
6. WHAT ARE THE
COLORS FOR?
7. WHAT IS A
VARIABLE
RESISTOR?
8. NAME THREE
TYPES OF VAR.
RESISTORS.
THAT’S ALL FOLKS!!!