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From: brianr@phred.UUCP (Brian Reese)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Resistor types
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Date: 18 Jan 90 16:58:55 GMT
References: <231715@<1990Jan12> <21000055@m.cs.uiuc.edu> <1990Jan15.042813.15689@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Reply-To: brianr@phred.UUCP (Brian Reese)
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In article <1990Jan15.042813.15689@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> forbes@aries.scs.uiuc.edu (Jeff Forbes) writes:
>Non-inductive film resistors are available. I believe that a zig-zag pattern 
>is prepared on a plastic film then attached to a body for support and heat
>sink. I believe that they are only available in larger power sizes, which
>is where wire wound is mostly used.

Non-inductive (actually super low-inductive) wire wound resistors are also 
available.  The wire is wrapped clockwise in one direction, then counter-
clockwise in the other direction in an effort to cancel the inductive effect. 
(Dale calls this an Aryton-Perry winding)

Brian

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