Electrical Engineering - Voltage, Current and Resistance - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Voltage, Current and Resistance - General Questions (Q.No. 11)
11.
A two-terminal variable resistor is known as a
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Fatima said:
9 years ago
Example for wiper, a bus or a 4 wheeled vehicle has a wiper used to remove the rain droplets on the screen, wiper is attached to potentiometer.
Shivamadhu said:
9 years ago
Rheostat has only two terminal. How can you say it has three terminal @Saurav Raj?
Rajesh Bishnoi said:
9 years ago
A wiper is the sliding contact in a Potentiometer.
Saurav raj said:
9 years ago
Rheostat has three terminal then how can its possible?
Ravi said:
10 years ago
Wiper is a sliding contact in a potentiometer.
Anand said:
1 decade ago
Potentiometer is a three-terminal resistor with a sliding contact that forms an adjustable voltage divider, current divider or other devices. Thermistor is a type of resistor whose resistance varies significantly with temperature.
Can any one explain about the wiper?
Can any one explain about the wiper?
Sri said:
1 decade ago
Rheostat have three terminals. One variable, 2 fixed terminals. Then how it can be rheostat?
Sravani said:
1 decade ago
Wiper is nothing but potentiometer which we can adjustable the resistance value. Where as rheostat is a variable resistance.
Santu said:
1 decade ago
Please anyone give difference between them i.e. Rheostat, Wiper, Thermistor, Potentiometer?
Maruthu said:
1 decade ago
Any one explain about wiper?
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