[sdiy] Bulk Resistors

[Jason Proctor]

>I think this has been mentioned before, but if you go that route be wary
>about what you're actually getting. I have a ton of "1%" resistors that
>are within 1-2% of the other resistors with the same marking from the same
>lot, but not necessarily within 1% of the marked value.
>
>IIRC someone suggested that they're the seconds which e.g. Mouser wouldn't
>buy to resell.
>
>Still better than 5% at least :).

good advice indeed.

i've not had any problems with the set i got, and when i had to match 
resistors for some projects they did have a reasonable distribution.

they're also a different design to the Mouser resistors, not that 
they couldn't be rejects from another electronics supplier :-)