A question My Professor asked!!Home › Electrical Engineering Forum › General Discussion › A question My Professor asked!!This topic has 4 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 14 years, 9 months ago by kusha02.Viewing 5 posts - 1 through 5 (of 5 total)AuthorPosts 2011/08/12 at 5:45 pm #10591 DevilinaParticipantwhy do we use the symbol of a coil ..not a resistor while drawing a diagram of DC shunt machine ? (as given in this figure) ? 2011/08/18 at 4:41 pm #12380 kusha02ParticipantTo control the current , beacuse the resistor is for voltage 2011/08/19 at 6:57 am #12369 Ally KanyondoParticipantDevilina said: why do we use the symbol of a coil ..not a resistor while drawing a diagram of DC shunt machine ? (as given in this figure) ? Dear Devlina.The coil is used to show the resistance of the coil(Field Resistance) and to distinguish from resistance of the load R. Kind regards. 2011/08/19 at 8:38 am #12377 DevilinaParticipantaah now thats u good answer!!! i thot so tooo!! :) thnxxx ally!! 2011/08/19 at 10:04 am #12365 Ally KanyondoParticipantDevilina said: aah now thats u good answer!!! i thot so tooo!! :) thnxxx ally!! Your welcome devilina, Dont hesitate to post other quistions. RegardsAuthorPostsViewing 5 posts - 1 through 5 (of 5 total)You must be logged in to reply to this topic.Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed inLog In