Re: Zero ohm resistors, why??

From: Spehro Pefhany (speffSNIP_at_interlogDOTyou.knowwhat)
Date: 06/23/04 

Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 11:14:23 GMT

On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 11:07:11 +0100, the renowned Mike Harrison
<mike@whitewing.co.uk> wrote:

>On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 01:35:13 GMT, Spehro Pefhany <speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 01:27:38 GMT, the renowned Sal Brisindi
>><salb203@optonline.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Here is a auction on ebay I am curious about.
>>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4664&item=3822300078
>>>
>>>Why would there be a zero ohm resistor? Can't you use a piece of wire
>>>instead?
>>
>>They can be inserted by the same machines that insert resistors- note
>>the tape. They are also easy to insert by hand if you buy the bulk
>>kind, if you keep to the usual spacing. I designed the things into
>>dozens of products..
>>
>>Of course the "1/4W" is an indirect reference to the body size.
>I also doubt they are carbon film....

Some kind of nickel alloy, IIRC, from the manufacturer's data. But so
are low values of "carbon film" resistors!

>A few years ago, a listing in the Farnell catalogue for these read :
>
>Resistance : 0 ohms
>Tolerance : 5%

I design instruments and controls a lot- if only I could get a
precision 1% version...

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany 

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