OT-ish: resistor value solver
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Andy Champ wrote:
Tim S wrote:
I thought the E12 scale was specifically developed so you could get
close
enough (TM) to almost anything you practically want with just two
resistors - series or parallel.
Or is that another factoid in my myth database?
Each one is 20% more (roughly) than the previous one.
that being the sort of tolerance on them anyway, when first introduced.
Salmon coloured band for 20%?
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Dave
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