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> I went from being able to purchase just the resistor I needed to a $15 pack of 1,000 resistors I'll never use The last time I bought resistors from Radio Sha
by H1Supreme 2y ago
> I went from being able to purchase just the resistor I needed to a $15 pack of 1,000 resistors I'll never use
The last time I bought resistors from Radio Shack, which was well over a decade ago, they were $1 a piece. A piece! While I get your sentiment, you can buy resistors in packs of 100 for roughly the same price you used to get 5 for.
- ryandrake 2y agoBut what if you don't need 100 resistors? If I want an oddball resistor size, it may be for just one project/experiment. Now I have to store the remaining 99 somewhere or throw them away. I'd rather pay $1 for one resistor than $15 for 100.
- Blackthorn 2y agoBest bet for an electronic anything right now is Tayda. They sell in hobbyist sizes. You'll still need to buy 10 resistors, but that's kind of reasonable.