Rheostat

Inc 01135 cancelled/replaced by , inc 37406, fiig a002a0, app-key a , on 032305 ~an item in which a sliding or rolling contact moves over fixed contacts, each of which is tapped into a resistive element which may be either integral or separate, to effect a step by step variation in the ohmic value between two terminals. does not include items rated in terms of attenuation. See alsoresistor, step by step; resistor, variable; resistor, adjustible; and attenuator, variable.