Hi Everyone,
Thanks for all of the answers about the carbon composition resistors
replacements.
Regards,
Jeff Weinberg W8CQ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom W8JI" <w8ji@w8ji.com>
To: "Jeff Weinberg W8CQ" <w8cqjeff@hughes.net>; "AMPS" <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Replacements for Carbon Composition Resisotrs
>> A little OT, but I can't find much info on the subject. I am restoring
>> some old Knight AM gear and need to replace some old, off-value carbon
>> composition resistors. What is the best replacement for these resistors
>> in RF and/or power circuits, metal film or metal oxide or what??
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> Unless it is a critical inductance application like a parasitic suppressor
> or a critical applications like a short duty transient energy absorbing
> resistor, a regular metal film or carbon film or metal oxide would work
> perfectly. They are all better than old carbon comps, except for
> inductance critical or surge critical applications.
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> If it is a surge or inductance critical application like a HV fault
> resistance, parasitic suppression, or RF termination; a metal composition
> like a OX or OY series Ohmite would be a superior replacement.
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> 73 Tom
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