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NHTSA: Don't Set Your Fan To Level 3 If You Drive A Kia Sorento

For centuries, humans have been using fans to cool down. From hand-operated to electric with a few misadventures into ...
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Five questions about resistors

The resistor is one of the simpler electronic components. Engineers seldom examine resistor characteristics until there's a resistor-related problem with a circuit design. You can probably resolve 90% ...
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PWM nonlinearity that software can’t fix

Woodward notes a PWM nonlinearity in a DI that software can't fix, and presents a potential solution: adjusting resistor ...

Vishay Intertechnology Power Metal Strip® Resistor Delivers Power to 5 W in Compact 1206 Case Size

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced a new surface-mount Power Metal Strip ® current sense resistor that combines a high power rating up to 5 W, TCR down to ± 75 ppm/°C, and ...