Introduction to Marine Engineering

Resistors are made of materials that conduct electricity, but offer opposition to current flow. They limit the flow of current, and can be used for various purposes, including voltage division and current limiting.

Carbon resistors are fundamental and affordable resistors made by mixing carbon granules with a binder, suitable for general-purpose applications.

Film resistors, including metal film and carbon film, have a thin resistive film deposited on a ceramic or glass substrate, and offer higher stability and precision than carbon resistors.

Wire wound resistors have a resistive wire wound around a core, often made of ceramic or fiberglass. They are used for high-power applications and where precision and stability are crucial.

Variable resistors, also known as potentiometers, allow manual adjustment of resistance and are used for tuning purposes.

Metal Oxide Varistor MOVs are used as voltage-dependent resistors to protect circuits from voltage spikes and surges.

Surface-mount resistors are compact and designed for surface-mount technology, facilitating modern electronics assembly processes.