On 2025-11-06 2:49 a.m., Tom Katt wrote:
Recently purchased new 1/4 + 1/2 watt resistor kits as my stock was
running low... I bought a few variety packs at Rat Shack ages ago that
have lasted decades - the new ones have leads that seem to be literally
hair-thin - they bend all over the place in a breadboard and break off
on terminal strips if you push them out of the way to get to another
component.
I know that everything has gotten 'cheaper' over the years, but this
really surprised me. Do I really need to start hunting for 'vintage
resistors' on eBay now? Crazy!
The short answer is: Buy _name brands_ on Digikey, Mouser, Farnell etc.
Never buy retail, generic, aliexpress or ebay.
Had this specific problem buying from a small parts retailer in Toronto
who put mystery meat generic resistors in bags and the leads were all
low gauge junk and probably the part was too.
--T
Sorry - I feel a bit better getting that off my chest.
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