Milwaukee Resistor Corporation

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