Best place to order resistors?

[jessenator]

I think those tropical fish caps look awesome. I’d like to build something with those someday.

the leads are fragile as h*ck, FYI

I'd love to have disposable cash (and space) and have all the colors; Kemet blue, TDK(?) yellow, Wima red, and Panasonic ...burnt umber. Then, just build a polychrome hot mess over purple PCBs. Maybe.


That reminds me of another thing about caps and colors: electrolytic. I would think it's just kind of a manufacturer's a e s t h e t i c choice. I have a number of Nichicon caps in both black and brown. But there's blue Spragues I've got, orange ones, I've seen green ones, gold ones, Wurth are red... I'm guessing it's just their preference?

 

[jdduffield]

Then, just build a polychrome hot mess over purple PCBs. Maybe.

Maybe a plexiglass enclosure to show it off. Could be a nice one-off project. Maybe the circuit is a psychedelic modulated fuzz or something to match.

 

[jessenator]

Instead of the audio fart pedal, the visual fart pedal.

I guess that would depend on who did it. Could be cool, I guess

 

[schoeps]

+1 for Tayda. Get a lead bending tool and a decent digital caliper and you're set.

 

[Erik S]

+1 for Tayda. Get a lead bending tool and a decent digital caliper and you're set.

I 3d printed one of those lead benders at some point because it looked cool, but at least for 1/4w resistors and PPCB boards, if I grab the body of the resistor in my pliers and swipe the two leads down with my finger and thumb they seem to drop right in without any fuss.

 

[Stickman393]

Those bender tools tend to be most useful for abnormal spacings. I love using them on my turret board builds.

 

[Erik S]

I could imagine them being real handy for stripboard.

 

[owlexifry]

love my lead bending tool

(i have no idea what a lead bending tool looks like)
googles...

wtf


WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME ABOUT THESE

 

[Stickman393]

Even better: you can 3d print your own!

 

[Nostradoomus]

WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME ABOUT THESE

makes you feel like a chump, hey?

like a chump, hey?

 

[jdduffield]

Got my Tayda order and the resistors look great. Thicker leads than Amazon ones and no oxidation. Caps seem fine too. Thanks for the help making the decision. Worth the extra cost. I’ll try some of those other resources as well, but these will keep me busy for awhile.

 

[Feral Feline]

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love my lead bending tool

(i have no idea what a lead bending tool looks like)
googles...

wtf

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WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME ABOUT THESE

If they're like me, they ordered the wrong size and even the smallest one is too big for the PedalPCB builds we're doing.
So we (I) just use... bare fingers, maybe needle-nose pliers sometimes. Mostly fingers.

 

[owlexifry]

If they're like me, they ordered the wrong size and even the smallest one is too big for the PedalPCB builds we're doing.
So we (I) just use... bare fingers, maybe needle-nose pliers sometimes. Mostly fingers.

oh totally. fingers for every pcb build.

but fuck me dead this would have been so useful for like, every single vero and tagboard pedal and amp build i’ve ever done. that’s all

 

[jessenator]

I decided not to make a new thread, but I wondered if anyone else experienced this phenomenon:

I, because I'm forgetful Jones, ordered some 220nF Wima caps from Mouser, while already having ordered some from Tayda a while ago.

The Tayda ones all measure very closely in spec, (like 218 to 228ish nF) but the ones from Mouser are waaaay out. Like they're either 188, 200, or 244 nF. Measured multiple times on both component tester and DMM.

Am I sane? Is this real life? I feel like I've been cheated, but not really, but, I mean, kinda?

 

[jdduffield]

The Tayda ones all measure very closely in spec, (like 218 to 228ish nF) but the ones from Mouser are waaaay out.

That surprises me. I would have thought the Mouser ones would be better.

 

[jessenator]

Might just be a fluke. Strange that they are specifically that spread and don't even hit the 220s

 

[owlexifry]

Might just be a fluke. Strange that they are specifically that spread and don't even hit the 220s

whats the tolerance spec on the 220 wimas from mouser?

 

[jessenator]

whats the tolerance spec on the 220 wimas from mouser?

ahhhh crapcakes. Yeah, I'm an idiot. I assumed because it was a p/n from a VFE spreadsheet that it would be tight tolerance, but no, looking again it was 20%

The ones from Tayda are 5%

 

[owlexifry]

ahhhh crapcakes. Yeah, I'm an idiot. I assumed because it was a p/n from a VFE spreadsheet that it would be tight tolerance, but no, looking again it was 20%

The ones from Tayda are 5%

lol good ol tolerance.
20% of 220 = 44 : . these caps could range from 176 to 266 and still be in spec. so you've done alright considering.

 

[jdduffield]

looking again it was 20%

Good to know. I didn’t realize the tolerances could waver that much. I’ll definitely watch out for that. Out of curiosity, is returning them an option?