[Boatanchors] BA Resistors

[Jim Brannigan]

Some time ago there was a QST article about this subject.
The author inherited a large collection of resistors.  He measured a few, 
found them way off value and continued to measure the rest.
I believe his conclusion was to dump the whole collection and order them as 
needed.

Except for a few spares and special pieces I have discarded all my old 
carbon resistors and electrolytic capacitors.

Jim


> On Feb 3, 2008 7:45 PM, JT Croteau <jt.n1ese at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I am salvaging some old, truly basket case, tube equipment for parts
>> to be used in some of my home brew AM projects and I'm wondering if I
>> should be keeping any of the carbon comp resistors?
>
> One thing to keep in mind even with NOS carbon comp resistors is that
> they tend to absorb moisture over time, which alters their value
> somewhat. Bake them in an oven for a bit, then measure them. That
> should give you a good idea which resistors are worth bothering with.
> Other than high-wattage examples, they're probably not worth bothering
> with if used (in my opinion) unless you like changing components.
>
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ
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