Hi Shawn,

Perhaps you already realize this and are joking but in case not: I think it
is simply a mistake on DigiKey's part. If you look up that part on Digikey
and then go to "Technical/Catalog Info" and look at the datasheet, there is
a table which lists all of the types of parts in that resistor series and
the tolerance column is all dashes for the zero-ohm jumpers. Since the
series of resistors is a 5% series (for the ones which are actually
resistors) and they just wanted to tack on some jumpers in the same package
style, they list them in the same datasheet (which has the overall title of
"5% chip resistors") so someone at digikey either didn't realize that they
should exclude the 5% tolerance from the 0 ohm ones in that series OR it
was just easier for them to not be picky and allow the 5% text to be in the
descriptions of all the resistors in that series.

Note that, of course, the resistance is NOT perfectly zero. The datasheet
says that it can be as high as 50 milliohms. Also the rated current is
either 2A or 1A depending on the exact type.

Sean

At 10:07 PM 11/22/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>I often use zero ohm resistors for the reasons listed. My question is: Zero
>ohm resistors often come with a tolerance of +/-5% (digikey 311-0.0ACT-ND).
>OK. What, then, is the device's range (especially on the minus side)?
>
>Shawn

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