Uploaded December 2016 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Time for a little experimenting, In this video I show you how to construct a wire wound resistor.

Nichrome wire calculator: http://www.jacobs-online.biz/nichrome/NichromeCalc.html

Materials:
Insulated copper wire
28 Gauge Nichrome wire: goo.gl/wSLHDz
Plaster of paris (Hardware store)
Washed sand (Hardware store or beach)

Information provided in this video is for educational purposes only.
If you attempt to recreate/replicate anything you’ve seen in this Or any other video, you’re doing so at your own risk.

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