Australian Resistors – Supplier of Wire Wound Resistors and Power Resistors

Power Resistor Application In High Wattage Power Supplies

We receive a large number of enquiries for power resistors for applications in a wide range of power supplies. High wattage power supplies are used in railway power converters and controllers, signalling and safety monitoring systems. The need for pulse tolerant and transient resistant resistors is especially important as the railway environment is electrically “noisy” and swtiching of high voltage transformers can create transients with voltages greater than 1KV for short periods of time (Typically microseconds).

The Y Series of Power Resistors is suitable for applications requiring 500 Watt to 1200 Watt power rating and are especially useful in high temperature environments. […]

November 3rd, 2024|Applications, High Power Resistors, Resistor Applications, Wire Wound Resistors|

Custom Power Resistor Assemblies

As well as our standard range or wire wound resistors and power resistors we are adept at manufacturing custom power resistor assemblies and power resistor load banks. We have manufactured a wide range of custom resistor products for over 50 years and have supplied them into a wide range of industries including:

railways
busses
white goods (including range hoods, cook tops, washing machines
renewable energy
power stations
electrical metering
industrial electronics

Based on customers electrical requirements for their custom resistor assembly, we can generally come up with prototype samples with 2 weeks which allows our clients to evaluate them ‘in circuit’. […]

May 28th, 2018|Custom Power Resistor Assemblies, Power Resistor, Wire Wound Resistors|

Wire Wound Resistors – Local Manufacturing Advantages

Being a local manufacturer of wire wound resistor assemblies has offered local manufacturers many benefits over the last 50 years. Based in Minto, N.S.W. , we can manufacture wire wound resistors up to 1200 watts and custom resistor bank assemblies into the kilowatts. The basic design and technology behind wire wound resistors has not changed greatly over the last 70 years and this is testament to the reliability of their construction. Our tubular power resistors offer local manufacturers many benefits when a high power resistor is required that is of quality construction and available on very short lead time. These benefits […]

December 28th, 2017|Power Resistor, resistor manufacturer, resistor quality, resistor samples, Wire Wound Resistors|

Wire Wound Resistor and Power Resistor Manufacturing Update – July 2017

13 July 2017

Current manufacturing lead times on our range of power resistors and wirewound resistors are currently running at 1 to 2 weeks, however for urgent orders please contact us and we can generally expedite delivery if required.

For reasonable quantities we can supply aluminium housed (metal clad) resistors in the following wattages:

5 watts
10 watts
25 watts
50 watts
80 watts
100 watts
250 watts

These resistors feature compact size for their wattage and are mechanically robust and offer high precision. The are available in a non inductive winding as an option.

Resistor Samples

We can provide samples of resistors for engineering evaluation and can typically supply samples with […]

July 13th, 2017|manufacturing lead times july 2017, Power Resistor, resistor samples, Wire Wound Resistors|

Update February 2016 – Wire Wound Resistors, Wire Wound Potentiometers and Power Resistor Lead Times

13 February 2016. We get a number of requests for lead time updates on our range of resistive products. Lead times can vary depending on our order backlog, stock of components parts and holiday seasons. We can typically react very quickly to all customer orders. Our suggestion is to contact us with your resistor requirement including type of resistors required, the quantity required and any special requirements including urgent delivery. We look forward to assisting you and look forward to your enquiry.

February 14th, 2016|Power Resistor, wire wound potentiometer, Wire Wound Resistors|

Cement Power Resistor

The term cement power resistor refers to a design and construction method of producing wire wound resistors and power resistors. This method of construction has been used for over 70 years and is still widely used today to produce resistors with these characteristics:

high reliability
low cost production
stable temperature performance
compact design
wide range of power ratings possible
resistance tappings possible
ease of mounting and a variety of types of mounting brackets available

Construction Of Cement Filled Resistors

The above image shows a PW50 50 watt wire wound resistor. The resistance winding is encased in a rectangular ‘ceramic boat’. Once the winding is placed into this ‘boat’ it is […]

December 3rd, 2015|cement power resistors, Power Resistor, resistor theory, Wire Wound Resistors|

Wirewound Potentiometer Applications

Wirewound Potentiometer – Power Rated Variable Resistor
The requirement for variable resistance in electrical and electronic circuits has existed ever since electrical engineering has been around. From the early days of valve based radio and television, there has been a requirement for a variable resistance that has a power rating of several watts.

The AW 3 watt wirewound potentiometer manufactured by Australian Resistors has been the ‘standard’ for wirewound potentiometers in Australia for over 50 years. It has also been extensively exported around the world due to its reputation for long term reliability and economic pricing. There is a strong distributor network for […]

August 20th, 2015|Applications, variable resistors, wire wound potentiometer, Wire Wound Resistors, wirewound potentiometer|

Custom Power Resistor Manufacturing

Being Australia’s largest manufacturer of wire wound and power resistors, Australian Resistors has the capacity to manufacture custom designed resistor assemblies to meet customer specifications. We generally work with clients, both at an engineering and purchasing level, to determine the resistor specification required for their project. This can take into account parameters including:

Resistor wattage
Resistor power rating
Mounting requirements. This could include vertical mounting or horizontal mounting or indeed a custom mounting requirement to enable ease of mounting the resistor assembly within the clients’ equipment.
Resistor termination. This could include solder terminals, quick connect terminals, ferrule mounting or a wide range of other options. […]

July 22nd, 2015|Applications, custom power resistors, custom wire wound resistors, Power Resistor, Resistor Applications, resistor manufacturer, Wire Wound Resistors|

500 Watt Power Resistor – Selecting Wire Wound Resistors

16 February 2015. Continuing on with out wire wound resistor selection series, this week we take the example of a high power resistor – namely a 500 watt power resistor. In this example our application calls for a 500 watt rated resistor that has a 5 percent tolerance and 470 ohm adjustable resistance.

A 500 watt rated resistor, by its very power rating, calls for a rugged, highly reliable method of construction, with the ability to dissipate significant amounts of heat from the body of the resistor. From our wire wound resistor product selection guide, we can see that the Y Series […]

February 16th, 2015|500 Watt Power Resistor, Power Resistor, Wire Wound Resistors, wirewound resistor selection|

Wire Wound Resistor Selection

Selecting the correct wire wound resistor for your application is critical in insuring excellent long term reliability for your circuitry and equipment in which the power resistor is being used. Once you have determined the appropriate power rating for your application, by, for example, using ohms law, you can then select the type of resistor based on these parameters:

Physical size
Required method of mounting the resistor
Electrical pulse handling capability
Requirement of the resistor to be adjustable or fixed in value
Required tolerance of resistance
Mechanical construction of the resistor
Non Inductive winding

As you will see from the products page, we can offer a resistor that […]

January 13th, 2015|Power Resistor, Resistor Applications, Wire Wound Resistors|