Vahelduvvoolutakisti ekvivalenttakistuseks võetakse tavaliselt A-kategooria takistite puhul ekvivalentne jadatakistus Rs ja C-kategooria takistite puhul ekvivalentne rööptakistus Rp.
The equivalent AC resistance of an AC resistor is usually taken as the equivalent series resistance Rs, for resitors of category A, and as the equivalent parallel resistance Rp, for resitors of category C.