Decade Box, or Variable Resistance

Title

Decade Box, or Variable Resistance

Subject

Electrical Measurements

Description

A five decade variable resistor made by Max Kohl of Chemnitz. The 0.1 and 1 ohm resistors are slide wires along the front and back of the top, and the three upper ranges use coils of low-temperature coefficient resistance wire (probably constantan). Top picture is front of the box. Bottom picture is back of the box.

Source

Property of the W&L Physics & Engineering Department

Files

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Date Added
November 16, 2011
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Citation
“Decade Box, or Variable Resistance,” Antique Scientific Instruments at Washington and Lee University, accessed April 20, 2024, https://physicsapparatus.omeka.net/items/show/25.