While digging and sorting through Grandpas very old electronic parts, Ive started to test the components that I find. Most of what Ive found is a ton of carbon resistors that are easily from the 1960s, apparently he loved resistors. While testing these resistors Ive found that most have moved WAY out of tolerance, and those that are still within tolerance have moved towards the higher tolerance range.
This shift in the resistors value is what led me to my question: Why would anyone today actually use a 10% tolerance resistor? It just seems to me like modern electronics have been developed with tighter tolerances in mind. So for todays applications wouldnt a 5% (or 1%) be just as inexpensive, or are there modern applications for this type of resistor?
This shift in the resistors value is what led me to my question: Why would anyone today actually use a 10% tolerance resistor? It just seems to me like modern electronics have been developed with tighter tolerances in mind. So for todays applications wouldnt a 5% (or 1%) be just as inexpensive, or are there modern applications for this type of resistor?