[sdiy] Resistor types

[Peter Grenader]

Metrophage wrote:

> Soon I also will need to buy resistors, I am going to go for metal-film
> because they are more accurate, usually 1% tolerance compared to 5%.
> These days metal film is often cheeper too. Cheepest I have seen
> recently were from Xicon through Mouser Electronics, something like $4
> per 200 pieces of a given value, if my tired faculties are not
> mistaken. 

Shoot me department:

I've found that the global use of 1%'ers, without probable cause due to the
absolute need based on the specific circuit to be overkill.  OK, shoot me
and cock your weapon again:

While in audio applications I've heard issue that they keep noise down, I
still think it's up to the individual circuit, with a careful analysis
required to determine if it's beneficial before it's globally incorporated
for 'save sake".   Lock and load again:

I find it absolutely overkill in processing controllers where the main
function of the module is variable, like processors and sequencers and the
like.  Point that barrel again and say 'cheese':

The downsides are obvious (to me):  coming back two days later, or however
long it takes for you to forget what in the heck was where on your
vectorboard and trying to figure it out by reading 1% color codes or worse
yet, rotating part bodies to attempt to read hidden alphanumeric values  is
obnoxious.

No use wasting more bullets on me, I'm pretty much swiss cheese at this
point.

On the other side of the very side coin:  I  remember once not so long ago,
someone on AH (i think), in an attempt to preach  the fantasmagorialness of
a (name withheld, but it's a brand of modular) bragged about it's abundant
use of trim pots, sighting that has an obvious marker of it's design
superiority. 

x0x0,

Harry :p

kidding...

Magnus

no!..

Peter