Copper would not be practical because of its high conductivity. The result of using copper would be that you would need to make very big rheostats to get any useful resistance.
The size of the rheostat needed for a 12V battery depends on the specific application and the required current. To determine the appropriate rheostat, you need to calculate the desired resistance using Ohm's Law (V = IR), where V is the voltage (12V) and I is the current in amperes. Additionally, consider the power rating of the rheostat, which should be sufficient to handle the power dissipated (P = IV). For example, if you need a current of 1A, a rheostat with a resistance of 12 ohms and a power rating of at least 12 watts would be suitable.
Bulbs burned out? Dimming rheostat is open? Bad headlight switch? Make sure parking and tailights are working (same circuit)
A rheostat is a mechanically operated variable resistor, consisting of a wire coiled around a rod (or ring) the contact slides over the coil, varying the length of wire that the current passes through, giving an adjustable voltage drop.
Electron flow is from negative(-) to positive(+), the rheostat would have to be on the negative side for the device being controled, before the device, e.g. light bulb.AnswerIt doesn't matter. Rheostats don't have positive or negative terminals.
Because it helps provide us with clean air, and it protects our native wildlife (eg our birds etc)
To connect a ceiling fan to a rheostat, you would need to replace the fan's existing speed control mechanism with the rheostat. This involves wiring the rheostat between the power source and the fan motor. Make sure to follow the manufacturer's instructions and consult an electrician if you are not familiar with electrical work.
how to test a rheostat?
A variable resistor is another name for a rheostat.
It is lost in heating the resistive material of the rheostat.
The hypothesis of a rheostat is that by changing the resistance in a circuit using the rheostat, the current flowing through the circuit can be varied, thus regulating the output of the circuit.
why wouldnt women work...we're very powerful people. soo they should work
It wouldnt work
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_____________ J| -_____/\/\/\/\_________+ | | | - + | |___i|i|___| E Well this is the circuit diagram , where r is the sliding jockey of the rheostat and a cell (E) is connected in parallel with the rheostat. By adjusting the jockey resistance of the rheostat can be altered which in turn would regulate the potential offered by the cell E to the main circuit. And thus a rheostat can be used as a potential divider.
_____________ J| -_____/\/\/\/\_________+ | | | - + | |___i|i|___| E Well this is the circuit diagram , where r is the sliding jockey of the rheostat and a cell (E) is connected in parallel with the rheostat. By adjusting the jockey resistance of the rheostat can be altered which in turn would regulate the potential offered by the cell E to the main circuit. And thus a rheostat can be used as a potential divider.
because otherwise the food chains wouldnt work.