[AMPS] More amplifier experiments

[Rich Measures]

>> Date:          Wed, 27 May 1998 10:36:12 -0400 (EDT)
>> From:          km1h@juno.com
>> Subject:       Re: [AMPS] More amplifier experiments
>> To:            amps@contesting.com
>
>> I seem to recollect suggesting the new 5W metal oxide resistors from
>> Mouser more than once Jon. 
>> They are cheap and you can buy several values to experiment. 
>> Are they inductive....not that I can measure on either a hand held LCR
>> meter or an old Tektronix 130 LC Meter. My HP-4271B has died. In any
>> event they seem to function fine in suppressor circuits up thru 50MHz.
>
>The 5 watt metal oxide resistors I have sampled from Mouser are very 
>inductive. 

Which values had how much inductance?

>Not only that, you have NO control over who's resistors 
>they send you.
>
>If anyone knows of a non-inductive 5 watt standard off the shelf 
>resistor let me know....I've been looking for one for years.

As surely as the sun rises in the East and sets in the West, you will 
never find a non-inductive resistor, Mr. Rauch.  

>Cut one open and look at it.    
>
Cutting the aluminum-oxide rod won't get it.  Scraping the paint off 
will.  


Rich...

R. L. Measures, 805-386-3734, AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures  


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