1 Watt Resistors?!?

[joelorigo]

Either I or Tayda screwed up and I now have 10 1 watt 470k resistors instead of 1/4 watt.

They are obviously much bigger. Assuming I might have a project that these will actually fit into, is there any problem with using them in place of a 1/4 watt resistor?

I'll bet it was me that screwed up, btw

 

[jimilee]

Either I or Tayda screwed up and I now have 10 1 watt 470k resistors instead of 1/4 watt.

They are obviously much bigger. Assuming I might have a project that these will actually fit into, is there any problem with using them in place of a 1/4 watt resistor?

I'll bet it was me that screwed up, btw

Happened to all of us more than once. Other than them being comically large, the only difference I’ve heard about is they may be a little noisy. I have my doubts.

 

[Hal Harvey]

Everything else the same ... higher wattage rating should be less noisy.

Aiken has a good write up here:

Resistor Types - Does It Matter?

Guitar amplifiers

www.aikenamps.com

 

[Feral Feline]

I'd buy some more 1w in other values, after choosing a circuit to build something Point-To-Point, on Tagboard, or on Turretboard — the extra thick leads are great for building P2P.

 

[NickKUK]