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Science & Mathematics by Anonymous 2018-07-07 19:33:45
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Can a resistor ever supply power, or can it only absorb it?
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Can a resistor ever supply power, or can it only absorb it?
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Anonymous
can only absorb it. Or rather, break the flow.
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Anonymous
A resistor cannot supply power. It can only dissipate power as heat.
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Anonymous
Sure. Apply power to the resistor and it will emit heat, thus supplying power as heat. Resistors do supply power as Johnson noise, but can't be practically harvested.