[ARC5] Resistor Wattage

[Richard Knoppow]

    I always forget something. You will find a number of catalogs 
from Allied and others at:
https://www.americanradiohistory.com/
    These go back to the mid 1930s so can give a definitive 
answer to what was available.

On 3/28/2019 9:44 AM, Robert  Eleazer wrote:
> In rebuilding the GRC-9 receiver I have found a number of 
> locations where it would be both easier and more convenient to 
> use 1/4 watt resistors rather than the presumably 1/2 watt 
> originals. I'd have to do some more investigation and take some 
> measurements to determine if that would be feasible.
> 
> But it led me to wonder.  Were 1/4 watt carbon composition 
> resistors even in existence as an design option back in the 
> 1940's and early 1950's?
> 
> Wayne
> WB5WSV

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Richard Knoppow
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WB6KBL