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Subject: Re: MOTM-190 resistor swapping

From: "gooboworks" <andy@...>
Date: 2004-11-15

--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@a...> wrote:
> I have recently seen indication of several MOTM-190 VCA kits
being 'DOA' after
> building.

On my little workbench, I have a small bright lamp. I use a loupe,
a jewelers magnifier to view the resistors in the bright light.
Under that bright light and magnification, I can distinguish the
colors very well.

As a non EE geek, I sometimes get confused with what the 75K and 7K5
mean. Before assembly, at each step in the instructions, I go
through each resistor step and match up the part and write in it's
color bands. Then at assembly time I just grab up the resistor with
those color bands and confirm with the loupe. It seems to have
worked so far.

Have fun.
Andy