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Edge Power
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Edge Power Milwaukee Resistor

EDGE-POWER - EDGEWOUND POWER RESISTORS 400 WATTS TO 1600 WATTS
Edge-power resistors complement Milwaukee Resistor Corporation's other products
featured in this section offering the customer a continuous range of ohmic
values and resistor types for high current applications. Edge-power resistance
ranges fall naturally between our ribwound and grid resistors. The Edge-power
resistor has been an industry workhorse of electric power dissipation for many
years. Frames and enclosures are readily available for mounting multiple
Edge-power resistors or combinations of resistors.
Benefits/Features
Features of Milwaukee Resistor Corporation Edge-power resistors include:
Resistance-alloy ribbon wire is coiled on edge and supported on specially
designed porcelain insulators.
Open coil construction allows efficient heat dissipation and easily accommodates
reasonable overloads and surges.
Insulators provide proper turn-to-turn spacing and insulation from support bars.
Terminals are welded to the resistive wire for a reliable electrical connection.
End-slot/side-slot support bar design provides versatility in mounting for easy
adoption into many existing installations.
Design provides a high capacity resistor with an excellent weight/wattage ratio.
Terminal hardware for cable attachment provided as a standard item.
Movable tap terminals are available as an option.
Special brackets and supports bars can be made to provide direct replacements
for other manufacturer's resistors.
Taps and jumpers available to meet your circuit specifications (series,
parallel, or combination).
Applications
Typical applications for Edge-power resistors in motor/motion control include
areas such as dynamic braking, motor starting, speed/torque control, and
plugging. Other applications include load dumping, current limiting, and voltage
dropping. Edge-power resistors are commonly found in:
* Overhead Cranes 	* Locomotives 	* Lift Trucks 	* Elevators 	* Machine Tools 	*
Conveyors 	* Battery Lines/Chargers 	* Plating Baths 	* Power Supplies 	*
Industrial Controls 	* Arc and Spot Welders 	* Processing Equipment