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    A carbon pile resistor is made of compressed carbon disks between metal plates where adjusting the clamping pressure changes the resistance. These resistors are used when an adjustable load is required such as testing batteries or radio transmitters and can control small motor speeds in appliances up to a few hundred watts. Carbon pile resistors can also be incorporated in automatic voltage regulators to control field current and maintain constant generator voltage using the same principle as a carbon microphone.

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    A carbon pile resistor is made of compressed carbon disks between metal plates where adjusting the clamping pressure changes the resistance. These resistors are used when an adjustable load is required such as testing batteries or radio transmitters and can control small motor speeds in appliances up to a few hundred watts. Carbon pile resistors can also be incorporated in automatic voltage regulators to control field current and maintain constant generator voltage using the same principle as a carbon microphone.

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    Carbon Pile: Voltage Regulators Carbon Microphone

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    Adriel
    A carbon pile resistor is made of compressed carbon disks between metal plates where adjusting the clamping pressure changes the resistance. These resistors are used when an adjustable load is required such as testing batteries or radio transmitters and can control small motor speeds in appliances up to a few hundred watts. Carbon pile resistors can also be incorporated in automatic voltage regulators to control field current and maintain constant generator voltage using the same principle as a carbon microphone.

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    Carbon pile[edit]

    A carbon pile resistor is made of a stack of carbon disks compressed between two metal contact
    plates. Adjusting the clamping pressure changes the resistance between the plates. These resistors
    are used when an adjustable load is required, for example in testing automotive batteries or radio
    transmitters. A carbon pile resistor can also be used as a speed control for small motors in
    household appliances (sewing machines, hand-held mixers) with ratings up to a few hundred watts.
    [8]

    A carbon pile resistor can be incorporated in automatic voltage regulators for generators, where

    the carbon pile controls the field current to maintain relatively constant voltage. [9] The principle is also
    applied in the carbon microphone.

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