I don't understand the dislike of 4-band resistors.... get your multimeter out! LOL.
On Wed, Nov 5, 2025 at 10:20 AM Tom Katt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 12:48:33 PM UTC-5 Nicholas Stock wrote: > > taydaelectronics.com (https://www.taydaelectronics.com/) > > I've purchased a lot of components from them and they're good quality as > far as I can tell. I've never had any issues...(famous last words!) > > Nick > > > Do you know if they have US based shipping? > > I did some Googling and apparently this is just how most through-hole low > wattage resistors are made these days. Amazing how I just never noticed > lol. I saw some comments that suggested these 'blue' film resistors might > have better leads - they claim #24 gauge leads: ELEGOO 17 Values 1% > Resistor Kit Assortment, 0 Ohm-1M Ohm (Pack of 525) RoHS Compliant for > Electronic Projects: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific > <https://www.amazon.com/Elegoo-Values-Resistor-Assortment-Compliant/dp/B072BL2VX1> > > For $10 maybe I should order a set and see what they're like - I don't > need another 1,000 but one of the two kits could go back. They certainly > can't be any worse. Even the 1/2 watt kit I got is hair thin. > > Failing that I'll start looking for old Radio Shack sets on eBay - at > least I know what I'm getting. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/32da5856-910c-4bb8-bd30-0602cfa8c06an%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/32da5856-910c-4bb8-bd30-0602cfa8c06an%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAOX%2BRH%2Bvm4TNuziU7g_vwpGkh4nPx17iYpO9qHXuYB549DJ4ng%40mail.gmail.com.
