Decade Resistance Box Hookup Guide
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Byron J.
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Decade boxes are handy to have on your workbench - you never know when you'll need to dial in a resistance. For more information about the decade resistance box, check out the resources below:
Here are some accessories that you may want to have around when using with the decade resistance box.
- Banana to IC Hook or Banana to alligator leads are useful for connecting the decade resistance to other circuits.
- Building a non-inverting amplifier? You'll need some operational amplifiers.
- If you need small resistances that can dissipate more power, check out our Power Resistor Kit, rated to 10W each.
Need some inspiration? Check out some of these related tutorials:
- Theory behind the Wheatstone Bridge.
- Moving beyond the Wheatstone bridge, the Wein Bridge uses similar nulling techniques to measure capacitors, and a Maxwell Bridge measures inductors.
- An interesting anecdote from Howard Johnson regarding where precision resistors come from.