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mostly true, but always infuriating when you need a specific resistor value and don't have it. I like having a resistor kit around, but it doesn't need to be a
by etrautmann 4y ago
mostly true, but always infuriating when you need a specific resistor value and don't have it. I like having a resistor kit around, but it doesn't need to be a big sorted set of drawers, can be a box of bags from digikey
- buescher 4y agoYeah, resistor kits. Supplement them with an ample supply of 1K and 10K resistors.
- OJFord 4y agoEhh, if you're not doing analogue stuff how specific do you really need? And even if you do you can combine a few to get closer to what you need. Like if you have 220/390R & 1k & 10k & 1M on hand, are you really ever going to be that annoyed for breadboarding purposes that you don't have 680R or whatever?
- naasking 4y agoOr a set of good pots?
- eternityforest 4y agoI think that I could go for an entire decade not needing any passives other than powers of ten except for power supply work when you need an exact ratio for feedback. But analog tinkerers do things that are very different from what I do!
- dvh 4y agoE12 resistor kit (86 values * 10pcs) is $6 on AliExpress.
- unxdfa 4y agoDon’t buy resistors on aliexpress. They tend to be steel legged and go rusty invisibly leading to all sorts of weird problems. Also some of the tend to be mislabelled. Spend on some decent ones. Tayda sell decent quality Royal Ohm ones for not much money. Better to just DIY an E6 kit on there.