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There is a video on youtube, where a guy re-caps and repairs and tests
out a late 1940's Precision Apparatus E-200 signal generator. Video name: "Repair of a late-'40's Precision E-200-C RF signal generator" This sig gen has a built in audio tone modulator (oscillator). He replaced a resistor in that circuit, which was out of tolerance. He replaced it with a modern film type resistor. The audio modulation did not work afterwards. After testing everything, he went and replaced that resistor (again) with an old style carbon resisstor, and after that, the modulation worked. What the heck????? I was always under the impression that film resistors are identical (electrically), and their only difference is appearance. Now I learn that is not true..... WHY????? |
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On Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:33:41 -0600, tubeguy wrote:
I was always under the impression that film resistors are identical (electrically), and their only difference is appearance. Now I learn that is not true..... WHY????? Really need to see a schematic. AFAIK the only functional difference between film and carbon is that latter are noisier. -- This message may be freely reproduced without limit or charge only via the Usenet protocol. Reproduction in whole or part through other protocols, whether for profit or not, is conditional upon a charge of GBP10.00 per reproduction. Publication in this manner via non-Usenet protocols constitutes acceptance of this condition. |
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On 20-1-2019 23:50, Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:33:41 -0600, tubeguy wrote: I was always under the impression that film resistors are identical (electrically), and their only difference is appearance. Now I learn that is not true..... WHY????? Really need to see a schematic. AFAIK the only functional difference between film and carbon is that latter are noisier. A bulk carbon resistor has less self-inductance. |
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On 1/20/19 5:50 PM, Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:33:41 -0600, tubeguy wrote: I was always under the impression that film resistors are identical (electrically), and their only difference is appearance. Now I learn that is not true..... WHY????? Really need to see a schematic. AFAIK the only functional difference between film and carbon is that latter are noisier. They also have a large negative voltage coefficient. Cheers Phil Hobbs -- Dr Philip C D Hobbs Principal Consultant ElectroOptical Innovations LLC / Hobbs ElectroOptics Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics Briarcliff Manor NY 10510 http://electrooptical.net http://hobbs-eo.com |
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On 1/20/2019 6:24 PM, Phil Hobbs wrote:
On 1/20/19 5:50 PM, Cursitor Doom wrote: On Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:33:41 -0600, tubeguy wrote: I was always under the impression that film resistors are identical (electrically), and their only difference is appearance. Now I learn that is not true..... WHY????? Really need to see a schematic. AFAIK the only functional difference between film and carbon is that latter are noisier. They also have a large negative voltage coefficient. Cheers Phil Hobbs Also, Carbon composition resistors will take spikes and surges that will render a film resistor open circuit, and are more tolerant of short term overloads. Regards, Tim |
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On 2019/01/20 5:23 p.m., Tim Schwartz wrote:
On 1/20/2019 6:24 PM, Phil Hobbs wrote: On 1/20/19 5:50 PM, Cursitor Doom wrote: On Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:33:41 -0600, tubeguy wrote: I was always under the impression that film resistors are identical (electrically), and their only difference is appearance. Now I learn that is not true..... WHY????? Really need to see a schematic. AFAIK the only functional difference between film and carbon is that latter are noisier. They also have a large negative voltage coefficient. Cheers Phil Hobbs Also, Carbon composition resistors will take spikes and surges that will render a film resistor open circuit, and are more tolerant of short term overloads. Regards, Tim If I am not mistaken that is why film resistors are used where you want flame-proof behaviour. Carbon comp let out lots of magic smoke... John :-#)# |
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On Sunday, January 20, 2019 at 9:35:52 PM UTC-5, John Robertson wrote:
On 2019/01/20 5:23 p.m., Tim Schwartz wrote: On 1/20/2019 6:24 PM, Phil Hobbs wrote: On 1/20/19 5:50 PM, Cursitor Doom wrote: On Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:33:41 -0600, tubeguy wrote: I was always under the impression that film resistors are identical (electrically), and their only difference is appearance. Now I learn that is not true..... WHY????? Really need to see a schematic. AFAIK the only functional difference between film and carbon is that latter are noisier. They also have a large negative voltage coefficient. Cheers Phil Hobbs Also, Carbon composition resistors will take spikes and surges that will render a film resistor open circuit, and are more tolerant of short term overloads. Regards, Tim If I am not mistaken that is why film resistors are used where you want flame-proof behaviour. Carbon comp let out lots of magic smoke... John :-#)# And when they don't, they change value in a big way when overheated. |
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On Sunday, 20 January 2019 22:33:45 UTC, wrote:
There is a video on youtube, where a guy re-caps and repairs and tests out a late 1940's Precision Apparatus E-200 signal generator. Video name: "Repair of a late-'40's Precision E-200-C RF signal generator" This sig gen has a built in audio tone modulator (oscillator). He replaced a resistor in that circuit, which was out of tolerance. He replaced it with a modern film type resistor. The audio modulation did not work afterwards. After testing everything, he went and replaced that resistor (again) with an old style carbon resisstor, and after that, the modulation worked. What the heck????? I was always under the impression that film resistors are identical (electrically), and their only difference is appearance. Now I learn that is not true..... WHY????? So IIUC he changes the R value and it no longer oscillates. Presumably he's thereby changed the loop gain. Where is the surprise? NT |
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On Mon, 21 Jan 2019 00:10:42 +0100, Sjouke Burry
wrote: On 20-1-2019 23:50, Cursitor Doom wrote: On Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:33:41 -0600, tubeguy wrote: I was always under the impression that film resistors are identical (electrically), and their only difference is appearance. Now I learn that is not true..... WHY????? Really need to see a schematic. AFAIK the only functional difference between film and carbon is that latter are noisier. A bulk carbon resistor has less self-inductance. I kind of thought that might be the case.... I prefer using the old carbon resistors in vintage tube gear, but they are getting hard to find and expensive. They are all NOS now. i dont think there is any place making them anymore. |
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On Monday, 21 January 2019 08:22:47 UTC, wrote:
On Mon, 21 Jan 2019 00:10:42 +0100, Sjouke Burry wrote: On 20-1-2019 23:50, Cursitor Doom wrote: On Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:33:41 -0600, tubeguy wrote: I was always under the impression that film resistors are identical (electrically), and their only difference is appearance. Now I learn that is not true..... WHY????? Really need to see a schematic. AFAIK the only functional difference between film and carbon is that latter are noisier. A bulk carbon resistor has less self-inductance. I kind of thought that might be the case.... I prefer using the old carbon resistors in vintage tube gear, but they are getting hard to find and expensive. They are all NOS now. i dont think there is any place making them anymore. Rapidonline does carbon comps. I'm sure it's far from the only supplier. There's no upside to them other than pulse power ability & for some cases looks. NT |
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On 2019/01/20 7:16 p.m., John-Del wrote:
On Sunday, January 20, 2019 at 9:35:52 PM UTC-5, John Robertson wrote: On 2019/01/20 5:23 p.m., Tim Schwartz wrote: On 1/20/2019 6:24 PM, Phil Hobbs wrote: On 1/20/19 5:50 PM, Cursitor Doom wrote: On Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:33:41 -0600, tubeguy wrote: I was always under the impression that film resistors are identical (electrically), and their only difference is appearance. Now I learn that is not true..... WHY????? Really need to see a schematic. AFAIK the only functional difference between film and carbon is that latter are noisier. They also have a large negative voltage coefficient. Cheers Phil Hobbs Also, Carbon composition resistors will take spikes and surges that will render a film resistor open circuit, and are more tolerant of short term overloads. Regards, Tim If I am not mistaken that is why film resistors are used where you want flame-proof behaviour. Carbon comp let out lots of magic smoke... John :-#)# And when they don't, they change value in a big way when overheated. On our jukebox tube amplifiers we test every resistor as many of them have happily drifted off-spec more than their tolerance. Usually plate of cathode resistors of course because they pass the most current. John :-#)# -- (Please post followups or tech inquiries to the USENET newsgroup) John's Jukes Ltd. MOVED to #7 - 3979 Marine Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 5E3 (604)872-5757 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games) www.flippers.com "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out." |
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On Monday, January 21, 2019 at 10:20:31 AM UTC-5, Ralph Mowery wrote:
In article , says... I was always under the impression that film resistors are identical (electrically), and their only difference is appearance. Now I learn that is not true..... WHY????? So IIUC he changes the R value and it no longer oscillates. Presumably he's thereby changed the loop gain. Where is the surprise? Could it have been possiable that the new resistor was bad, or maybe the color code was read wrong so the wrong value was put in ? Prob not "bad", but maybe just way off value (or read incorrectly as you surmised). I've been given tons of old parts including resistor assortments. You can't believe how often the wrong resistor (usually multiplier) was in the wrong drawer. When sorting new old stock carbon carbon comp resistors, I don't sort them by printed value, but actual measured resistance since so many of them are closer to the next value up or down than they are to their own printed value. I only keep them to put in old tube radios for authenticity's sake. |
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On Sunday, January 20, 2019 at 6:25:07 PM UTC-5, Phil Hobbs wrote:
On 1/20/19 5:50 PM, Cursitor Doom wrote: On Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:33:41 -0600, tubeguy wrote: I was always under the impression that film resistors are identical (electrically), and their only difference is appearance. Now I learn that is not true..... WHY????? Really need to see a schematic. AFAIK the only functional difference between film and carbon is that latter are noisier. They also have a large negative voltage coefficient. I was going to say they also have a negative temperature coef. But I'd be wrong. A 1.5 kOhm CC in hot air gun and resistance rises. (I know we use to use these as low T (LN2/ liquid He) temp sensors with a resistance that rises with lower temp. (Kinda like it was a thermally activated semi-conductor.)) So I stuck the same 1.5 k resistor into LN2... R increased to 2.1 k! George H. Cheers Phil Hobbs -- Dr Philip C D Hobbs Principal Consultant ElectroOptical Innovations LLC / Hobbs ElectroOptics Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics Briarcliff Manor NY 10510 http://electrooptical.net http://hobbs-eo.com |
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Jon Elson wrote:
Very high value film resistors are made with some composition sprayed on a ceramic tube, and then an abrasive jet cuts a spiral groove in the film element. ** In fact, film resistors of all values are made that way. That can add inductance, and the higher the resistance value they are aiming for, the more inductance. ** Absolute CRAP !!!! Where does this ****e come from ?? ONLY with *low value* resistors can the TINY inducatance created by spiralling become significant and then only at RF frequencies. In tube circuits, it is not unusual to have megohm resistors, so I can see how this could be a problem. ** Huh ???? Jumps straight from the rediculous to the absurd. Go away fool. ..... Phil |
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On Monday, January 21, 2019 at 4:14:29 PM UTC-5, Mike Coon wrote:
In article t, says... Could it have been possiable that the new resistor was bad, or maybe the color code was read wrong so the wrong value was put in ? As a lad, scratching through my dad's old box of mixed resistors, looking for a near-enough value to one I needed, I used to get a strong urge to choose any old value and re-paint the colours... Mike. I find it amazing how I can spot a certain color code in a box of mixed up resistors. I'm looking for yellow purple red. Ah there's one. m |
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Ralph Mowery wrote: I am well aware that the older carbon resistors often go up in value as they age even if new. I always measure the resistors before I use them. I do the same with the electrolytic capacitors. ** If you find an electro well above its marked capacitance value - what do you conclude ?? .... Phil |
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On 21-1-2019 22:51, Phil Allison wrote:
Ralph Mowery wrote: I am well aware that the older carbon resistors often go up in value as they age even if new. I always measure the resistors before I use them. I do the same with the electrolytic capacitors. ** If you find an electro well above its marked capacitance value - what do you conclude ?? ... Phil That the oxide layer has degraded, and might be about to fail? |
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On Monday, January 21, 2019 at 4:39:02 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Monday, January 21, 2019 at 4:14:29 PM UTC-5, Mike Coon wrote: In article t, says... Could it have been possiable that the new resistor was bad, or maybe the color code was read wrong so the wrong value was put in ? As a lad, scratching through my dad's old box of mixed resistors, looking for a near-enough value to one I needed, I used to get a strong urge to choose any old value and re-paint the colours... Mike. I find it amazing how I can spot a certain color code in a box of mixed up resistors. I'm looking for yellow purple red. Ah there's one. m Back when I used to carry a big box of tubes (valves) for on site repair, I could spot any tube out of hundreds in seconds. After a long time using them, we don't "read" the tube number as much as just flat out recognize it - just like when reading words. |
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Sjouke Burry wrote:
** If you find an electro well above its marked capacitance value - what do you conclude ?? ... Phil That the oxide layer has degraded, and might be about to fail? ** How do you check for this? ...... Phil |
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