Monday, February 19, 2018

How resistors work?


It is those fancy colored electronic components.


They convert electric current, (flow of electrons) to voltage or vice versa.


For example the anode load resistor connected to a vacuum electron tube converts the amplified dance of electrons to music to a corresponding varying music signal voltage.


Resistors resist electric current, ie the flow of electrons, because electrons collide with atoms.


The hotter a resistor is the more the thermal movement of molecules. The more there is a chance of collision, the more resistance.


Electrons colliding with the molecules pass on to them energy. So they obtain an increased thermal motion. Thus means the temperature has increased.


References:


Foundations of Wireless or Techique de la radio - Scroggie - Iliffe, éditions radio


Electronics, a systems approach - Neil Storey




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