<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 10:54 AM Joan Touzet <<a href="mailto:music@atypical.net">music@atypical.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">My understanding is that manufacturers are increasingly removing<br>
labeling from SMD resistors for environmental and cost-cutting reasons<br>
-- even for larger sizes like 1206.<br>
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<a href="https://www.soselectronic.com/a_info/resource/a/Rchip0603-1206removemarking.pdf" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.soselectronic.com/a_info/resource/a/Rchip0603-1206removemarking.pdf</a><br>
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<a href="https://forum.digikey.com/t/discontinued-smd-resistor-markings/7249" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://forum.digikey.com/t/discontinued-smd-resistor-markings/7249</a><br>
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So, our collective curses may go away soon. :) :(<br>
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Just don't lose the label on the reel/bag!<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>There's always the meter, though that can be tricky with anything smaller than 0805.... </div></div></div>