> On Nov 5, 2025, at 12:01 PM, Leroy Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > > That, plus the extremely annoying (to me anyway) "4-band" color code. > These "new" resistors are garbage. When ever I see these light sky-blue > colored resistors, I know there is annoyance ahead.
They really are crappy. Reading the colors is tricky to almost impossible A whiter light source helps but then you run into the partially smearing ones. Then there are the 1/8W resistors. Almost microscopic. I bought a huge set for less than $10 recently. Mostly oddball values you'll rarely need but then that's the whole idea. In the event that I need a funky value I don't have to wait. > On Nov 5, 2025, at 1:20 PM, Tom Katt <[email protected]> wrote: > > Failing that I'll start looking for old Radio Shack sets on eBay - at least I > know what I'm getting. I have a bunch of those including the 1/2W 10% ones. > On Nov 5, 2025, at 1:29 PM, Nicholas Stock <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't understand the dislike of 4-band resistors.... get your multimeter > out! LOL. Get your hands on one of these: https://jyetech.com/m162-10-lcr-meter/ <https://jyetech.com/m162-10-lcr-meter/> The case is tricky to put together. They also have a modular version of the same thing. The contacts are on a separate (much cheaper) board and could easily be connected to your $20 Harbor Freight DMM. Terry Bowman, KA4HJH "The Mac Doctor" https://www.astarcloseup.com "There is no Main Street anymore except at Disneyland—and try and buy a gun there"—Hank Hill -- 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/054E6E4E-23D2-4D3A-9DF8-79CDE7D83D1C%40gmail.com.
