>>> Hello.. Just saw that zero ohm resistors are available from Royal Ohm in
>>> .125 and .25W varieties..
>>>
>>> but.. WHY?
>>
>> They are probably used as a replacement for jumpers.

IMHO, I think the original poster was asking why zero ohm links were given
power ratings...

I guess that the answer is that even though they're supposed to be dead
shorts, in practice they may exhibit some resistance - say 0.01 ohms for
instance. In this case, if it was passing a current of 3.5A, the 'zero ohm
link' would need to be rated at at least 125mW.

Kieran