My favorite resistor

[GAD]

 

[GGJaguar]

0 ohms?

 

[Nuuska]

Yup - many pc-boards had to have jumpers - especially the one-sided - because either the designers were lazy or no-good or otherwise it would have created other problems - like huge size or capacitance issues @ high fq. Then bare wire was substituted with resistor look-a-likes - maybe they were easier to mount with automatic component inserting robots . . .

Just guessing

 

[GAD]

Yup - many pc-boards had to have jumpers - especially the one-sided - because either the designers were lazy or no-good or otherwise it would have created other problems - like huge size or capacitance issues @ high fq. Then bare wire was substituted with resistor look-a-likes - maybe they were easier to mount with automatic component inserting robots . . .

Just guessing

Exactly right. They come on tape rolls just like other resistors so the same automated machines can install them. I just love the single black band.

 

[sailingshoes72]

Man oh man! You guys are good if you can tell the resistance in ohms just by looking at the bands (and w/o a chart).

 

[chazmo]

Gary, you really are a geek.

 

[GAD]

Man oh man! You guys are good if you can tell the resistance in ohms just by looking at the bands (and w/o a chart).

well there aren’t many with only one band.

 

[dreadnut]

Bad Boys....

 

[Quantum Strummer]

Exactly right. They come on tape rolls just like other resistors so the same automated machines can install them. I just love the single black band.

Wonder if they suffer from Imposter Syndrome?

-Dave-

 

[dreadnut]

"maybe they were easier to mount with automatic component inserting robots." Exactly right!