[sdiy] Resistor War !!!

[Grant Richter]

Thank you for the enlightening replies. This list is simply the best for
asking stupid questions!

> Carbon comp 0.1-3.0uV
> Carbon film 0.05-0.3uV
> Metal film 0.02-0.2uV
> Wire-wound 0.01-0.2uV
> 
Last place I had an $800 HP AC voltmeter that just measured AC volts RMS.
It also had a decibel range with switchable reference impedance. At least
according to this beast, a shorted input produced -59 db for a 600 ohm
reference. When switched back to AC it showed 2.2 uV RMS.

The moral of the story is (I guess) that it is tough to get below -60 db,
even for an $800 purpose designed voltmeter.

But OK let us not start bathing everything in liquid nitrogen - first one to
do so gets thrown off the list!