The electric device (100) has a body (102) having a resistor (107)
comprising a phase change material being changeable between a first phase
and a second phase. The resistor (107) has a first electrical resistance
when the phase change material is in the first phase, and a second
electrical resistance, different from the first electrical resistance,
when the phase change material is in the second phase. The phase change
material constitutes a conductive path between a first contact area and a
second contact area. A cross-section of the conductive path is smaller
than the first contact area and the second contact area. The body (102)
may further have a heating element 106 being able to conduct a current
for enabling a transition from the first phase to the second phase. The
heating element (106) is preferably arranged in parallel with the
resistor (107).