Voorbeelden van rheostat

• Variable voltage from six rheostats controlled the six direct-current motors that made up the oscillators and could be precisely controlled individually (figure 4).

• This mechanism is referred to as the 'sphingolipid rheostat'.

• The term rheostat is becoming obsolete, with the general term potentiometer replacing it.

• The coiled wire is connected to a source of current and the latter is adjusted by means of a rheostat.

• The rheostat increases the overall resistance when starting the locomotive, lowering the current and allowing a smoother start.

• The salt water rheostat operates at unity power factor and was widely used by generator assemblers, until 20 years ago, as a matter of course.

• If only two terminals are used, one end and the wiper, it acts as a "variable resistor" or "rheostat".

• The vehicle braking logic checks if these conditions are met and then decides to send the current to the line or to the rheostat.