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Article #4095Resistor types
From: Roy Smith
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1990 23:17
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1990 23:17
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What are the significant differences between the various resistor
technologies for "typical" resistors, say 1/4, 1/2, or 1W in 1-ohm through 10
Megohm values? Looking through the Newark or Mouser catalogs, you can find
carbon film, carbon composition, metal film, and metal oxide, not to mention
wierdo stuff like silocone coated, vitreous enamel, and wire wound. Given
three 1k, 1/4W, 5% resistors, one carbon film, one carbon composition, and
one metal film, why would I choose one or the other for a particular
application?
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