Resistor Function Quiz
January 1962 Popular Electronics

January 1962 Popular Electronics [Table of Contents]People old and young enjoy waxing nostalgic about and learning some of the history of early electronics. Popular Electronics was published from October 1954 through April 1985. All copyrights (if any) are hereby acknowledged.

Here is another electronics quiz for you to try. It covers the functions of resistors in various circuits. The quiz appeared in the January 1962 edition of Popular Electronics. I got 100%, just for the record. Having worked with tubes helps with figure B since it does not really have a direct transistor equivalent, but by process of elimination you can get it.

 

 

 

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Resistor Function Quiz

By Robert P. Balin


Resistors find more uses in electronic equipment than any other component. See if you can match the functions of the resistors listed at right with the letters (A through I) representing their applications in the diagrams at left.

	1 Current limiting resistor   ___
	2 Damping resistor   ___
	3 Ballast resistor   ___
	4 Filter resistor   ___
	5 Self-bias resistor   ___
	6 Isolation resistor   ___
	7 Range resistor   ___
	8 Parasitic suppressor   ___
	9 Bleeder resistor   ___

 

 

Here are other Popular Electronics quizzes:
- RC Circuit Quiz, Jun 1963 - Diode Quiz, Jul 1961 - Kool-Keeping Kwiz, Jun 1970 - Electronic Curves Quiz, Feb 1963 - Electronic Numbers Quiz, Decr 1962 - Energy Conversion Quiz, Apr 1963 - Coil Function Quiz, Jun 1962 - Electronics Analogy Quiz, Aug 1960 - Audio Quiz, April 1955 - Electronic Unit Quiz, May 1962	- Capacitor Circuit Quiz, Jun 1968 - Magnetic Phenomena Quiz, Feb 1962 - Electronics Geography Quiz, Apr 1970 - Electronic Menu Quiz,  Aug 1963 - Electronic Noise Quiz, Aug 1962 - Electronic Current Quiz, Oct 1963 - Electronic Inventors Quiz, Nov 1963 - Resistor Function Quiz, Jan 1962 - Electronic Measurement Quiz, Jan 1963 - Vacuum Tube Quiz, Feb 1961

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resistor Quiz Answers


1   D
2   C
3   E
4   H
5   A
6   I
7   G
8   B
9   F

 

 

 

Posted  September 17, 2012

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