[sdiy] Resistor War !!!

[harry]

If we just dipped it in liquid nitrogen... would some of the effect be
permanent ?  If (we claimed) so... wouldn't that be a really fine idea
to pass to the audiophiles (see also pedo.. and necro..)  ???

Great idea, Grant !

H^)

Grant Richter wrote:

> 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!