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
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
RHEOSTATS
TWO WIRE VARIABLE RESISTOR
HAS MOVEABLE LEVER THAT VARIES
RESISTANCE
EXAMPLES: DASH LIGHTS DIMMER,
FUEL SENDING UNITS, WIPER DELAY
SWITCHES
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
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
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
REVIEW
1. NAME TWO
FUNCTION OF
RESISTORS?
2. WHAT IS FIXED
RESISTOR?
3. NAME THREE
TYPES OF FIXED
RESISTORS?
4. WHAT EFFECTS
POWER RATING?
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!!!