Resistors: The Simplest Electronic Component
By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — June 19, 2026 — 12:30 p.m. Last week we asked a simple question: What is electricity? This week we move on to the first component in our Electronic Archaeology toolbox. The resistor. If electricity is the flow of charge through a circuit, a resistor is the component that gets in the way. That may not…














