[Hallicrafters] New resistors

[Bill Kirkland]

I noticed the same thing last year for a 2 watt resistor.
It will make for great fun trying to identify wattage of replacement 
resistors.


>From: "TC Dailey" <daileyservices at qwest.net>
>To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>,<HallicraftersRadios at yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: [Hallicrafters] New resistors
>Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:54:45 -0700
>
>This past week, I ordered some resistors from Mouser in 1, 2, and 5 watt 
>sizes.  The 5w 18K (Valiant VFO resistor) was the "normal" size one would 
>expect of a 5 w resistor, but the 1 and 2 watt versions were much 
>(physically) smaller.  [ for instance, the 1w was the size of a 1/4 w, and 
>the 2w was the size of a 1/2 w ]  Now, I know everythings getting smaller, 
>but we now face a problem of having a component which has less LENGTH and 
>smaller leads, that may or may not "fit" between two points.
>
>When ordering these new (Vischay) resistors, check the data-sheets to make 
>sure it's a size that will work.
>
>Tom - WØEAJ
>
>PS - Orange drops are still the same size.


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