Resistor Difficulty

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TotallyTwizted

Joined Oct 6, 2014
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Hello!
I am having trouble deciphering the resistance of two resistors I am trying to replace. They are marked "3W0.5
Ωk" Does the "k" mean that this is a kilohm value or does it have some other significance because it follows after the omega symbol?

Help with this would be greatly appreciated!
 

takao21203

Joined Apr 28, 2012
3,702
just saying- normally nothing evaporates from these kinds. I guess it is some kind of glue which was just charred over time.
They are still fine maybe. 0.5 Ohms is wirewound and they look differently after burnout.
 

MrChips

Joined Oct 2, 2009
30,618
Your photo is badly out of focus. From what I can tell, the charred bit is not from the resistor but from some other plastic material that was resting on the two resistors. Those resistors have a ceramic body and it would take a lot of beating to be destroyed.

A resistor overheating would be uniformly discolored. Those are not.
 
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