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I think people really need to be told of the value just by looking at the=
 resistors themselves.
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However, it costs much to write numbers onto them compared to the total c=
ost which is as cheap as dirt. Thus they just invented this foolish color=
 code way. They say "it costs less for you, and you can still tell the va=
lue".
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one day I looked at a chip with some number on it, I though it was some s=
erial number, it turns out........production date...........



> From: rwybeaker@hotmail.com> To: piclist@mit.edu> Subject: RE: [EE] Why=
 are individual resistors so damn big?!> Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:32:17 =
-0500> > > > > > > Jinx wrote:> > >> Is there any manufacturer that does =
smaller through-hole resistors?> > >> > > >> > > Sure. You can get 1/16W =
in through-hole. Did you look ?> > >> > > http://parts.digikey.com/1/part=
s/1112192-resistor-10k-ohm-1-16w-5-axial-hr01> > > 103jr.html> > > > > > =
> Thanks for that.> > > > Those component selector website yoke-a-ma-jigg=
ies aren't my friend, > > takes me yonks to find something, especially wh=
en they use words like > > "axial".> > > > > What's so hard about the col=
our "game" ? If you switch to SMT> > > they have the value printed on the=
m. You still have to figure out> > > that 684 means 68 and four zeroes th=
ough.> > > > Christ I really don't know why they couldn't write "680e3" o=
r "680k".> > > > And "axial" means along an axis. Think "axel of a car" a=
nd you can visualize what the part looks=20
 like (well, more like the rear differential). Not difficult, English lan=
guage not withstanding.> > And the text labeling is done that way to save=
 space on the package and standardize across sizes/brands. Ever try to wr=
ite (screen print, laser etch) on an 0402 package...> > Rob> > > -- > htt=
p://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive> View/change your membershi=
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