[Hallicrafters] Indentifing capacitors (?)

[Edward B Richards]

Absolutely correct. However you fail to say that some resistors measuring
less than 20% should also be replaced, e.g. 5% and 10% measuring less
than 20% but over their tolerance. While your statement is true it is
also misleading. I offer this because some less technical types could
take your statement to mean if any resistor is less than 20% it is good.
NOT TRUE.

73, Ed Richards K6UUZ



On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 14:23:37 EDT Troglodite at aol.com writes:
> In a message dated 9/17/04 1:14:09 PM Central Daylight Time, 
> zuu6k at juno.com  
> writes:
> 
> Not all resistors are 20% tolerance. In fact, I believe I have seen  
> more
> 10% in the radios I have worked on. If the fourth color is gold,  
> the
> tolerance is 5%. If it is silver, it is 10%. If no fourth color, it  
> is
> 20%. There are also 1% and 2% resistors used; mostly in  metering
> circuits. These usually have the tolerance printed on them.
> 
> Absolutely correct. However, the statement stands. If it measures 
> more  than 
> 20% different from the marked value, it should be replaced. This is 
> true  even 
> if it is coded as a 5% resistor. In other words, ANY resistor 
> differing  from 
> it's marked value by more than 20% should be replaced.
> 
> Now everyone  repeat after me, Bad Boys etc.
>  
> Doug Moore
>  
>  
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