Wire-wound Rheostats, Hand Sliding Type
1) Core Porcelain Tube, Non-Magnetic Non-Inductive Tubular Type. Diameter and Length of coreis given in the table below.
2) Contact Block : Squire piece made of material is fitted with contact sliders in the guide squir rod. Bright chrome plated Phosphor bronze strip which makes immediate contact with the guide rod. A backlite knob is fitted with squire piece for sliding up and down.
3) Guide Rod : Solid draven brass rod bright chrome plated squire.
4) Contact Material : Multiple brushes of Phosphors bronze strip rolled strip give springy action to the contacts.
Winding Wires : Eureka wire for low value and nichrom wire 80/20 grade for higher values.
Temperature rise : 200oC above ambient temperature
High Voltage Test : 2 KV A.C. for 1 minute between end support and any one of 3 wires terminals of the wire.
End supports : Aluminium brackets painted.
Terminals : Bright Chrome plated brass nuts and screws one at each end of Leaneer Type Wire-Wound Resistor and the third one at both the side of guide rod.