[sdiy] Carbon film resistors

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Hi Geoff,

On 19.05.22 11:22, geoff james via Synth-diy wrote:
> Hi , all.
> I'm about to build some single sided through hole pcb's.
> Hoping to make the boards look as close to the original as possible.
> The 1/2-watt carbon film seem to fit the bill.
> I got three quotes.
> Element 14 was way cheaper.
> They supply "MultiComp pro" for 3 cents each.
> Mouser supply "TE connectivity" for 19 cents each.
> Futurlec supply "Royal Ohm" for 15 cents each.
> Remembering the adage----you only get what you pay for.
> Has anyone had any experience with the MultiComp pro  brand?

For things that only need jellybean parts - that is, something that does 
not depend on some specific property of a part - Multicomp is totally 
fine. It's like the electronics counterpart of generics in 
pharmaceutics. Buy two packs/rolls/whatever, and you might find they are 
somewhat different from each other as they might come from different 
manufacturers or product lines. They'll still be carbon film resistors 
of the advertised value and tolerance, but that's about it.

Unless you need some specific resistor - and in that case you'd probably 
know - I don't see a reason not to use these.

Bests,
Florian