Power Resistor Elements Types
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All elements are assembled using stainless steel hardware.

WIREWOUND POWER RESISTORS
These units feature an open helical wire element wound around a grooved porcelain core. This type of open element will take considerably more overload than enameled type resistors and also cool much quicker as each turn of the wire is exposed to the cool ambient air.

WireWound Resistors Tech Sheet
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ROUND EDGEWOUND POWER RESISTORS
Stainless steel strip type element, wound on its edge and supported on grooved porcelain supports. These units are through-bolt mounted on a 5/16” rod.

EdgeWound Resistors Tech Sheet
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STAMPED GRID POWER RESISTORS
The resistor element of a grid resistor consists of stainless steel plates, normally from 24 to 40, connected in series. Slots are stamped into each plate to give a longer current path.

Grid and Ribbon Resistors Tech Sheet
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RIBBON POWER RESISTORS
Stainless steel ribbon resistors feature a 4-inch wide stainless steel element that is serpentine formed from one continuous strip nearly thirty feet long.

Grid and Ribbon Resistors Tech Sheet
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SMOOTHWOUND POWER RESISTORS
The smoothwound wire element is wound onto a porcelain tube and coated with a refractory cement coating.

SmoothWound Resistors Tech Sheet
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ALUMINUM CASE RESISTORS
IP65 case resistors for light industrial and heating applications where space and moisture resistance are critical.
