Usually it boils down to what's on-hand, to keep from having to wait for an order to arrive. I don't buy carbon anymore but if I see one sticking out of the breadboard recycle box I'll test it and throw it in. I like the RNC55s because the leads are like oak trees and I don't have to bother testing each one. The mundane are sometimes from a sample book or odd lot I've picked up to fill in gap values.Is there a rhyme or reason why you use fancy resistors in some places, mundane resistors in some places, carbon resistors in others?
Fancy = the hot dog looking ones
Mundane = Metal Film
Carbon = mojo
Hmmm why does this look vaguely pornographic?Here's the Phase II I'm working on...I bought a good many values of metal film 1/8watt when I first started. They come in handy once in awhile!
I'd like to know where he gets the completely transparent ICs. I didn't even know they were a thing.Here's the Phase II I'm working on...I bought a good many values of metal film 1/8watt when I first started. They come in handy once in awhile!
I'm thinking pin 1 is connected to the 1mΩ just below it, so pin 1 is bottom left, right...I mean correct?
Bonus round: SPST ON-ON switch?
Lika so..
Quick question on the SPDT functionality - the original seems to just have a 2 position internal dip switch, but with an on/off/on there are 3 positions on the Whipped Cream - what's the third one? I can hear differences in all three positions... but want to understand what's going on a bit more...It doesn't matter, the two sides of the transformer have almost identical specs. I installed mine with the Primary at the bottom, but either way is fine. (Just not sideways, although I have no idea how you'd even do it, someone might)
SPDT ON/OFF/ON.