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Rod Resistors by US Resistor, Inc. in Elk County, PA.Rod Resistors are available in a wide assortment of diameters and lengths to meet your application needs. Standard rod resistor applications include high power loads, snubber circuit RF power amplifiers, impulse voltage generators, high voltage circuits and power supplies, X-ray equipment, and dummy loads. The ceramic composition rods perform well where high peak power or high energy pulses are required to be handled. These non-inductive resistors are able to dissipate the energy uniformly through the entire resistor body. The rods are available with a number of terminations available to meet your connecting requirements, including straight brass terminals or rounded edges. Various Metal Terminals are available for utilization in the installation and electrical connections. Please see under the Products Tab / Available Terminals.

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Part
Number
Diameter
(Inches)
Length*
(Inches)
Low
(Ohms)
High
(Ohms)
Power
(Watts)
Energy 
(Joules)
Voltage
(Maximum)
83-RC02
Resistor Rods
0.500 2 9.0 40,000 4.7 1,800 10,000
83-RC04
Resistor Rods
0.500 4 17.0

81,000

9.4 3,700 20,000
83-RC06
Resistor Rods
0.500 6 25.0

122,000

14.1 5,600 40,000
83-RC08
Resistor Rods
0.500 8 33.0

162,000

18.8 7,500 60,000
83-RC10
Resistor Rods
0.500 10 41.0

203,000

23.6 9,400 80,000
83-RC12
Resistor Rods
0.500 12 49.0

244,000

28.3 11,300 100,000

 

Part
Number
Diameter
(Inches)
Length*
(Inches)
Low
(Ohms)
High
(Ohms)
Power
(Watts)
Energy 
(Joules)
Voltage
(Maximum)
83-RD02
Resistor Rods
0.750 2 4.0 18,000 10.6 4,200 10,000
83-RD04
Resistor Rods
0.750 4 8.0 36,000 21.2 8,400 20,000
83-RD06
Resistor Rods
0.750 6 11.0 54,000 31.8 12,700 40,000
83-RD08
Resistor Rods
0.750 8 15.0 72,000 42.4 16,900 60,000
83-RD10
Resistor Rods
0.750 10 19.0 90,000 53.0 21,200 80,000
83-RD12
Resistor Rods
0.750 12 22.0 108,000 63.6 25,400 100,000

 

Part
Number
Diameter
(Inches)
Length*
(Inches)
Low
(Ohms)
High
(Ohms)
Power
(Watts)
Energy 
(Joules)
Voltage
(Maximum)
83-RE02
Resistor Rods
1.000 2 3.0 10,000 18.0 7,500 10,000
83-RE04
Resistor Rods
1.000 4 4.0 20,000 37.0 15,000 20,000
83-RE06
Resistor Rods
1.000 6 7.0 30,000 56.0 22,600 40,000
83-RE08
Resistor Rods
1.000 8 9.0 40,000 75.0 30,100 60,000
83-RE10
Resistor Rods
1.000 10 11.0 50,000 94.0 37,600 80,000
83-RE12
Resistor Rods
1.000 12 13.0 61,000 113.0 45,200 100,000
83-RE14
Resistor Rods
1.000 14 15.0 71,000 131.0 52,700 120,000
83-RE16
Resistor Rods
1.000 16 17.0 81,000 150.0 60,300 140,000
83-RE18
Resistor Rods
1.000 18 18.0 91,000 169.0 67,800 160,000

 

Part
Number
Diameter
(Inches)
Length*
(Inches)
Low
(Ohms)
High
(Ohms)
Power
(Watts)
Energy 
(Joules)
Voltage
(Maximum)
83-RF02
Resistor Rods
1.500 2 1.0 4,500 40.0 16,000 10,000
83-RF04
Resistor Rods
1.500 4 2.0 9,000 80.0 33,000 20,000
83-RF06
Resistor Rods
1.500 6 3.0 13,500 125.0 50,000 40,000
83-RF08
Resistor Rods
1.500 8 4.0 18,000 165.0 67,000 60,000
83-RF10
Resistor Rods
1.500 10 5.0 22,000 210.0 84,000 80,000
83-RF12
Resistor Rods
1.500 12 6.0 27,000 250.0 101,000 100,000
83-RF14
Resistor Rods
1.500 14 7.0 31,000 290.0 118,000 120,000
83-RF16
Resistor Rods
1.500 16 8.0 36,000 335.0 135,000 140,000
83-RF18
Resistor Rods
1.500 18 9.0 40,000 380.0 152,000 160,000

 

Part
Number
Diameter
(Inches)
Length*
(Inches)
Low
(Ohms)
High
(Ohms)
Power
(Watts)
Energy 
(Joules)
Voltage
(Maximum)
83-RG02
Resistor Rods
1.625 2 0.9 3,800 44.0 19,000 10,000
83-RG04
Resistor Rods
1.625 4 1.7 7,700 95.0 39,000 20,000
83-RG06
Resistor Rods
1.625 6 2.5 11,500 145.0 59,000 40,000
83-RG08
Resistor Rods
1.625 8 3.3 15,400 195.0 79,000 60,000
83-RG10
Resistor Rods
1.625 10 4.0 19,200 245.0 99,000 80,000
83-RG12
Resistor Rods
1.625 12 4.8 23,100 295.0 119,000 100,000
83-RG14
Resistor Rods
1.625 14 5.6 27,000 345.0 139,000 120,000
83-RG16
Resistor Rods
1.625 16 6.3 30,800 395.0 159,000 140,000
83-RG18
Resistor Rods
1.625 18 6.9 34,700 445.0 179,000 160,000

 

Part
Number
Diameter
(Inches)
Length*
(Inches)
Low
(Ohms)
High
(Ohms)
Power
(Watts)
Energy 
(Joules)
Voltage
(Maximum)
85-RC02
0.525
2
18
36,000
4.7
1,800
10,000
85-RC04
0.525
4
36
72,000
9.4
3,700
30,000
85-RC06
0.525
6
56
110,000
14.1
5,600
50,000
85-RC08
0.525
8
74
145,000
18.8
7,500
70,000
85-RC10
0.525
10
92
184,000
23.6
9,400
90,000
85-RC12
0.525
12
110
220,000
28.3
11,300
110,000

 

Part
Number
Diameter
(Inches)
Length*
(Inches)
Low
(Ohms)
High
(Ohms)
Power
(Watts)
Energy 
(Joules)
Voltage
(Maximum)
85-RD02
0.775
2
8
16,000
10.6
4,200
10,000
85-RD04
0.775
4
18
32,000
21.2
8,400
30,000
85-RD06
0.775
6
26
50,000
31.8
12,700
50,000
85-RD08
0.775
8
34
67,000
42.4
16,900
70,000
85-RD10
0.775
10
44
84,000
53.0
21,200
90,000
85-RD12
0.775
12
52
100,000
63.6
25,400
110,000

 

Part
Number
Diameter
(Inches)
Length*
(Inches)
Low
(Ohms)
High
(Ohms)
Power
(Watts)
Energy 
(Joules)
Voltage
(Maximum)
85-RE02
1
2
6
10,000
18.8
7,500
10,000
85-RE04
1
4
10
20,000
37.7
15,000
30,000
85-RE06
1
6
16
30,000
56.5
22,600
50,000
85-RE08
1
8
22
40,000
75.4
30,100
70,000
85-RE10
1
10
26
50,000
94.2
37,600
90,000
85-RE12
1
12
32
60,000
113.1
45,200
110,000
85-RE14
1
14
36
70,000
131.9
52,700
130,000
85-RE16
1
16
42
80,000
150.8
60,300
150,000
85-RE18
1
18
46
90,000
169.6
67,800
170,000

 

Part
Number
Diameter
(Inches)
Length*
(Inches)
Low
(Ohms)
High
(Ohms)
Power
(Watts)
Energy 
(Joules)
Voltage
(Maximum)
85-RF02
1.5
2
2.5
4,500
42.4
16,900
10,000
85-RF04
1.5
4
4.8
9,000
84.8
33,900
30,000
85-RF06
1.5
6
7.0
13,000
127.2
50,800
50,000
85-RF08
1.5
8
9.5
18,000
169.6
67,800
70,000
85-RF10
1.5
10
11.5
22,000
212.1
84,800
90,000
85-RF12
1.5
12
14.0
27,000
254.5
101,700
110,000
85-RF14
1.5
14
16.0
31,000
296.9
118,700
130,000
85-RF16
1.5
16
18.5
36,000
339.3
135,700
150,000
85-RF18
1.5
18
20.5
40,000
381.7
152,600
170,000

 

Part
Number
Diameter
(Inches)
Length*
(Inches)
Low
(Ohms)
High
(Ohms)
Power
(Watts)
Energy 
(Joules)
Voltage
(Maximum)
85-RG02
1.64
2
2.0
3,700
49.8
19,900
10,000
85-RG04
1.64
4
4.0
7,500
99.5
39,800
30,000
85-RG06
1.64
6
5.8
11,000
149.3
59,700
50,000
85-RG08
1.64
8
7.8
15,000
199.1
79,600
70,000
85-RG10
1.64
10
9.5
18,500
248.9
99,500
90,000
85-RG12
1.64
12
11.5
22,500
298.6
119,400
110,000
85-RG14
1.64
14
13.5
26,000
348.4
139,300
130,000
85-RG16
1.64
16
15.5
30,000
398.2
159,200
150,000
85-RG18
1.64
18
17.5
33,500
448.0
179,100
170,000

Part Number plus the Resistance Code is used for specifying a particular part.  The Resistance code is defined by the first two numbers of the resistance value, followed by a single number multiplier, and the resistance tolerance (20% is L, 10% is K, 5% is J).  When the resistance is less than 10 ohms, the multiplier is not used and replaced by an “R”.

For example a 0.775” x 6.0” Resistor Rod at 5.0 ohms +/-10% would be qualified as “85-RD06-5R0K, and a 1.50” x 16.0 Resistor Rod at 150 ohms +/-20% is 85-RF16-151L.

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