Arcol

Arcol, based in Truro in the UK, is a manufacturer of electrical resistors. Unusually for a large company with worldwide sales, all production is centred at its UK facility with global distribution through a network of regional distributors. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is ISO 9001-2008 compliant. As part of this, Arcol complies with the WEEE Directive, the goal of which is to minimise the waste impact of electrical equipment on the environment during the product's lifetime. This, together with the company's conflict minerals reporting system, means that Arcol products are environmentally safe. Customers can be assured of high quality. The company manufactures a complete range of resistors, starting with small, precision SMD resistors designed for direct mounting onto PCB boards. These resistors can be specified with tolerances of as low as 0.1%. Combined with a low temperature coefficient, they are suitable for precise measurement circuits. At the other end of the scale, there are the high-power wirewound resistors, capable of handling up to 100 watts of power, which are ideal for high-power mains voltage applications where heat dissipation capability is important. Naturally, the company also manufactures and supplies conventional metal oxide low-power resistors with different tolerances to suit individual applications.