Types of Resistor and their Application

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Types of resistors with their applications:

i) Carbon composition resistor: Potential divider, welding control circuits, power supplies, H. V. and high impulse circuits as switching spark circuits, radio/TV receiver circuit, biasing circuits of transistor, amplifier circuits, zener voltage regulator.

ii) Metal film resistor: Transmitter circuits, Oscillator, telecommunication circuits, testing circuits, measurement circuits, audio amplifier circuits, Modulator and Demodulator circuits. 

iii)Wire wound resistor: Power amplifiers, Zener voltage regulators, radio / TV receiver circuit, High power resistance in DC power supplies, measurement circuits. 

iv)H V Ink Film type resistor: C R O circuits, Radar, medical electronics. 

v) Carbon film resistors: used for electronic circuits 

vi)Cermet resistors: used in printers, automotive, computers, cell phones & battery chargers.

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