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Default Value drift over time

On Friday, 17 May 2019 21:19:11 UTC+1, Mike Coon wrote:
In article , says...

Before I junked that RF sig gen I snipped a selection of resistors out of
it just to see how far away from their nominal values they have strayed
over the past ~65 years. I shall report back in due course....


I can hardly wait! I must have some dating back to before when I was 10
y.o too ;-)

Mike.


I have a few from the 1920s. Don't look a lot like modern Rs. Not sealed either.


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