Resistor Terms:
Bleeder Resistor: A resistor used to draw a fixed current.
Chip Attenuator: A Surface Mount Device that provide either 'Pi' Attenuator Pads, or 'T' Attenuator Pads, [PI-Pads, T-Pads]. PI-Pads have a minimum of four leads, two for the common lead [ground] and one each for the input and output of the PI circuit. A T-Pad have the same amount of leads or a minimum of three leads, one common connection. The standard surface mount chip sizes apply, with the larger sizes having either more leads [pads] or handling more power. Companies that manufacture Chip Attenuators
Color Codes: Resistor color codes (used on thru-hole devices) indicate the devices value, tolerance and in some cases its failure rate.
Current Sense Resistor: Ultra low ohm devices used to measure current. Current Sense Resistors are low resistance precision resistors used to measure AC or DC electrical currents by the voltage drop those currents create across the resistance. Current Sense Resistors may be produced as low power surface mount devices or high wattage free-air devices. Four terminal thick film Kelvin resistors provide separate source and sense leads for precise current sensing applications.
