more resistor talk...

[John Speth]

One thing I've noticed about 1% resistors is that they seem (to me at least) to be a higher quality package, markings, etc. than their lower tolerance (and lower priced) counterparts.  Thus you could get better results than possibly using the 5% in an application where 1% aren't really needed.  This is just a casual observation based on my limited experience.  I guess this is a positive side-effect of using 1%ers in 5%er applications.

John Speth
Object Engineering, Inc.
johns at oei.com

-----Original Message-----
From:	Steven Maietta [SMTP:SMAIET01 at ucis.vill.edu]
Sent:	Thursday, April 02, 1998 10:08 AM
To:	synth-diy at mailhost.bpa.nl
Subject:	more resistor talk...

All,
  What are the criteria for choosing the wattage rating for resistors in a
project?  1/8, 1/4, 1/2 etc....   Also, I would think that for applications
like oscillators and other precision thingies of ours, a low tolerance
would be best.  Are the benefits of using 1% over 5% that much?  I would
love to know that I could imporve the long term performance of the things I
build and fix by using the right components, and would definitely spend the
extra money.  Any input to this?
~Steve
PS. Thanks for all the replies to my resistor value string...