Dexmet Multipath Resistors - Design Considerations

Heat Dissipation
The expanded metal Multipath resistor offers maximum surface area for maximum heat dissipation, either through convection or forced air cooling. Forced air cooling can more than double the power rating of convection cooled units.

Space Limitation
Multipath resistor designs acccommodate most space requirements through changes in the expanded metal strand dimensions and resistor lengths.

Accurate Reproducability
Systematic quality assurance procedures and electrically controlled production
machiner ensure accurate reproducability of Multipath resistor elements.

Weight Per Kilowatt
Where weight is critical, as in mobile vehicles, the need for massive grids and heavy supports are eliminated with expanded metal resisitors.

Cost
For high current-low resistance applications, costs can be reduced as much as 40 to 60 per cent below competitive designs due to decreased material and a greater design flexibility.