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Make: The Resistor

December 13, 2008 by Eliot 11 Comments

[vimeo 2490503]

Embedded above is a short segment produced by Make about one of our most fundamental circuit components: the resistor. Although brief at just five minutes, it covers resistor basics and the historical development of Ohm’s law.

Posted in Misc HacksTagged make, ohm, ohms law, resistor, video, vimeo

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