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How is rheostat made?

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The resistive element of the rheostat is made of a coil of wire or a thin carbon film. Rheostats are mostly wire wound. Hence, rheostats are also sometimes referred as variable wire wound resistors. Generally, rheostats are made by winding the Nichrome wire around an insulating ceramic core.

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