15 Jun
2006
15 Jun
'06
12:48 a.m.
Resistors are SO cheap that pays for having a
parts' tray with one
hundred of all values comercially avaiable and being replenished from time
to time. This is something you'll use forever. And doesn't get old.
Hang on a second. _All_ values commerically available? The E96 series -
96 valuves to a decade, is common enough now, I would guess there are 7
full decaes (from 0.1 ohms to 10M). Thats's 672 differnt vales. And you
want me to buy 100 of each, so 67200 resistors? Even at 1p each, that's
still a reasonable sum of money. Even if you limit yourself to the E24
series, it's still 16800 resistors to store.
Anyway, you miss the point. Unless you're a lot better organised than me,
you're going to forget to re-order some value at some point. I did stock
up on the common values a few years back, I have, though, had to go and
get a few of them 'in an emergency' when I've forgotten to re-order them.
-tony
Greetz
Alexandre, from Brazil, and his thousands of resistors :oD