[Boatanchors] Re: Old resistor values

[Steve Uhrig]

On 14 Dec 2004 at 21:52, Yong Surk Lee <yonglee at yonsei.ac.kr> , who eschews obfuscation, wrote:

> I found thousands of NOS resistors ranging from 1ohm to a few megohms at a
> local hamfest. I believe these were made by Ohmite in the 50s or 60s.
> These resistors are unused. Strangely measured values of most of these
> resistors are about 10-20% higher than color coded values. 

May sound basic, but that's the place to start when troubleshooting.

Are you certain of the calibration of your Ohmmeter?

Steve WA3SWS


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