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Can you use a stronger resistor?
The cases where using a higher value resistor will damage a circuit exist, but are a bit less usual than the cases where it may simply produce a weaker result than desired, or a different frequency response than desired.
What happens if a resistor is too high?
For a simple LED circuit there are no bad consequences of using a resistor of higher power. On the other hand, some type of high speed communication system may not like the increased capacitance to ground of a large resistor or, the increased series inductance.
What happens when you increase the resistance of the resistor?
When the resistance in a circuit increases, the current decreases. Adding more resistance increases the opposition to the flow of charge so it is more difficult for charge to move through the circuit. Therefore there is less current (as current is the rate of flow of charge).
What can I use instead of a resistor?
A good conductor, such as metal wire, can be used as a Resistor. Resistance can be adjusted by limiting the thickness of the wire or decreasing the path through it. Resistance can be controlled by wire.
What causes a resistor to burn?
Burning of Resistor When a resistor has been overloaded with voltage exceeding its power rating, the resistor will become very hot to touch, darken considerably and possibly even melt or catch on fire. Although a resistor may appear damaged at this point, it can still be functioning.
Does a thicker wire have more resistance?
The moving electrons can collide with the ions in the metal. This makes it more difficult for the current to flow, and causes resistance. The resistance of a thin wire is greater than the resistance of a thick wire because a thin wire has fewer electrons to carry the current.
Does higher current increase resistance?
Ohms law states that the current flowing in a circuit is proportional to the voltage applied to the circuit, and inversely proportional to the resistance of the circuit. In other words, for a given voltage, the current in the circuit will decrease as the resistance increases.
Do you have to use the same resistor for two resistors?
The two resistors don’t need to have the same value. You can also use two resistors with a different value. 100 Ohm resistor in a parallel circuit with a 50 Ohm resistor you give you a total resistance of 33.33 Ohm’s
Can we use resistor of higher power rating than?
Yes, you can use it. It will give you an ability to source in more current. To avoid the size of the resistor getting large due to high wattage, you can use SMD resistor.
What happens when you use higher resistor on Arduino?
If the resistor is in series w the LED, it’ll just be about half as bright when you use 510 vs 270 ohms. I=E/R and all -> half the current. Your PWM will still work, but starting from a lesser brightness on down. Thanks for contributing an answer to Arduino Stack Exchange!
Why do you put resistors in a series?
If you place resistors in series the total resistance is the sum of the resistances of all resistors in the chain. There are two main reasons why you would do this. to obtain a value you don’t have in you box. For instance a 30k resistor is not an E12 series value, but you can obtain it by putting two 15k resistors in series