[Milsurplus] Carbon Composites Go Bye Bye

[Richard]

Yes, me too.  I only save the low resistance ones which are useful for 
suppressing parasitics as "grid stopping resistors," etc.

Richard, AA1P

On 5/6/20 8:47 AM, David Stinson wrote:
> Mentioned this once, finally pulled the trigger on it.
> I have purged my 50-year junk-box of carbon-comp resistors,
> including NOS, save only obvious "antique" parts from
> the 20s and 30s and "premium grade" precisions.
> Over a gallon of them. 90%  have drifted, some of them
> substantially, and it just isn't worth my precious and
> rapidly-dwindling time to try and cherry-pick those still good.
> Will be using mostly the current "flame-proof" in
> future projects.   I'm curious if anyone else has considered
> "resistor retirement?"
>
> 73 Dave AB5S
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