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The major problem with resistors at high frequencies is for wire-wound (power) resistors, that will act as inductors at high frequencies. In addition, very small resistors, like chip resistors, can also exhibit capacitive effects. Special high frequency resistors are designed to offset these effect.[1]

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Advantage of a choke coil over a resistor in a power supply filter?

A choke is an inductor. For typical power frequency, an inductor will slightly change the power factor, but will not actively use much energy. An abnormal voltage spike on a power supply is equivalent to voltage at a much higher frequency. Inductors appear to be a much greater impedance to high frequencies. This allows the choke to pass "normal" power, while at the same time it blocks "abnormal" power.A resistor acts independent of frequency. It will limit the effects of the high frequency voltage spikes by dissipating their energy, but it will do the same for the normal power system frequency. In effect, it is always using power, when the choke only uses what you don't want to get to the power supply.


What is the difference between voltage gain obtained with bypass capacitor and without the bypass capacitor?

A: A TRANSISTOR gain is determined by current flow on the collector by adding a resistor to the emitter this current flow is reduced by adding or bypassing this resistor with a capacitor the net effect is that this emitter resistor will be reduced in value as frequency increases therefore change gain as a function of frequency input


How do you convert low frequency to high frequency with a circuit?

You typically create a DC power supply from the low frequency, and use that to run a high frequency oscillator and amplifier. If there needs to be a relationship between frequency in and frequency out, often there is a divider running on the high frequency side in combination with a phase locked loop synching up to the low frequency side.


What is the name used for a high power variable resistor?

Rheostat


What is a high end frequency scanner?

A: It is a terminology to imply that the scanner will be used at the hi end of frequency as opposed to low frequency

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Frequency response curve of RC coupled amplifier?

at low frequency less than 50hz the voltage gain decreases with decreasing frequency and at mid frequency{50hz to 20khz} the voltage gain is uniform because resistor value are independent of frequency change and at the high frequency votage gain falls.


How will be the outputs across the inductor and resistor if you keep the frequency of the input signal very low?

For a low frequency source, the voltage across the inductor tends to zero because its impedance is proportionnal to source frequency, whereas the voltage across the resistor tends to the voltage source value.


How do I fix the blower control on a 1992 Chevy cheyanne since it only blows on high speed?

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What does the U stand for in UHF?

Ultra high frequency.


When you turn the knob of your radio to tune to a station what do you chang?

You change a variable resistor in the the tuning circuit. The value of the resistor dictates the frequency that the radio is receiving.


What frequency does high energy electromagnetic have?

High energy is high frequency.


What is damaged resistor?

A damaged resistor is one that it fried by current that is too high


What is high frequency tuned amplifier?

High frequency amplifier is a device which is tuned by high frequency. Tuned means the overlapping of generated frequency with that amplifier.


Does high frequency correspond to high pitch?

Yes, high frequency corresponds to high pitch.


What happens to the resistance when the frequency is doubled?

When the frequency is doubled, the resistance of a circuit remains unchanged. Resistance in a circuit is independent of frequency and is determined by the material and physical dimensions of the resistor.


Is high frequency sounds low pitch?

No, high pitch means high frequency.


Does the size of a capacitor matter?

Yes, the size of a capacitor "matters" just as much as the size of a resistor "matters". In both a capacitor and a resistor "size" refers not only to the electrical value of the item but to its current-carrying capacity: a small resistor will burn up if you try to push too much current through it. A big resistor will be able to carry a much higher current than a small one having the same resistance value.Similarly, a small capacitor will be destroyed if you try to push too much current through it and a big capacitor will be able to carry a much higher current than a small one, even if both have exactly the same capacitance value. Capacitance values are measured in Farads (F), microFarads (uF) and picoFarads (pF). Just as a resistor has "Resistance " measured in Ohms, a capacitor has "Capacitive Reactance" or "Impedance", measured in Ohms.The Impedance of a capacitor varies with the frequency of the alternating current passing through it. (This is quite different behavior to a resistor: the Resistance of a resistor does not change with the frequency.) If you look in a book about electrical engineering components you will be able to learn how the Capacitive Impedance is calculated according to the frequency. "The impedance of a capacitor is inversely proportional to the frequency - that is, for very high-frequency alternating currents the reactance approaches zero - so that a capacitor is nearly a short circuit to a very high frequency AC source. Conversely, for very low frequency alternating currents, the reactance increases without bound so that a capacitor is nearly an open circuit to a very low frequency AC source. This frequency-dependent behaviour accounts for most uses of the capacitor." [From Answers.com]