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{{GR Product
{{GR Product
|model=1432-J
|model=1432-J
|codes=DEBIT
|class=resistance standards
|class=resistance standards
|summary=Decade Resistor
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The {{Title|General Radio 1432-J Decade Resistor}} was introduced in {{Catalog M}} and remained available through {{Catalog S}}.  
The {{Title|General Radio 1432-J Decade Resistor}} was introduced in {{Catalog M}} and remained available through {{Catalog S}}.  


The Type 1432-J is decade resistance box is comprised of four Type [[510]] decade resistance units in series for a total  
The Type 1432-J is a decade resistance box comprised of four Type [[510]] decade resistance units in series, for a total resistance of 11,110 Ω.
resistance of 11,110 Ω. The [[510]] decade units use an 11 position switch, the first position shorts the decade the  
The [[510]] decade units use an 11-position switch, with the first position shorting the decade, and the following positions increasing the resistance by one step.  
following positions increase the resistance by a factor of 1. The decade switch is what's referred to as a make before  
The switch has a make-before-break configuration, i.e. regardless of the position there is always continuity between the terminals.  
break configuration, regardless of the position there's always a continuity at it's terminals. The terminals are  
The terminals are Type 938 equipped with a shorting link to the case. The decades are housed in an aluminum case shielded and insulated from its resistance terminals.
Type 938 equipped with a shorting link to the case. The decades are housed in an aluminum case shielded and insulated  
from its resistance terminals.


==Specifications==
==Specifications==
* '''Total Resistance:''' 11,110 Ω
* '''Total Resistance:''' 11,110 Ω
* '''Number of Decades:''' 4
* '''Number of Decades:''' 4


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* [[Media:GR Exp 1432 and 510 Series 06_1951.pdf|Experimenter June 1951 describing Type 1432 Series]]
* [[Media:GR Exp 1432 and 510 Series 06_1951.pdf|Experimenter June 1951 describing Type 1432 Series]]
{{1432 Series}}


==Photos==
==Photos==

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