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Radio-frequency types of these devices can be made with the Ayrton-Perry winding method. The MELF type of these devices are used over normal surface mount examples of them when higher performance is needed. Preventing floating pins from appearing on a microcontroller can be accomplished with the “pull-up” and “pull-down” (10[1])types of these devices. (10[1]-5[1])Rheostats and potentiometers are variable examples (10[1])of these (10[1])circuit elements, whose strength and tolerance are often indicated with a series of up to six parallel colored bands. (10[1])An ideal (10[1])voltmeter would behave as an infinitely strong one of these circuit elements, which are usually symbolized with a jagged line. For 10 points, name these circuit elements that oppose the flow of electrical current. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: resistors [accept RF resistors or MELF resistors or pull-up resistors or pull-down resistors or surface mount resistors]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Danny HanPenn ARutgers C4810
Srikar VenkatesanPenn BRowan A5210
Robert WangPenn State BRutgers A52-5
Ethan FurmanHaverford AJohns Hopkins A5810
Maximilian NieburJohns Hopkins BBard A6010
Austin GuoPrinceton AColumbia B7910
TieguePenn State ALehigh8110
Daniel CraigRutgers APenn State B11610