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Offline MoriambarTopic starter

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Common <1 Ohm resistor to have in stock
« on: October 02, 2023, 07:09:41 pm »
Hi there.
Tricky question.
I built my resistor stockpile mostly via a 1% amazon kit, and then I replenish them as needed when I use them. They span from 1R to 10M. This was awesome: I always have the right resistor value for my project.
I see, though, that many SMPS/Dc-dc converters ask for some shunt feedback resistors of various values but all less of one ohm. I'd like to have a few in stock, but I don't know which values are commonly used or even which power ratings I should choose*. I know that those will mostly depend on the voltages involved but I never work outside the 3.3V-12V range (which is large, I know).

I guess I'm asking whether it's possible to build a small stockpile of some of the most used resistor values in that range.
Can you help or should I go the "I need it now, buy a ton of them for later use" way?

Cheers

* Unless there's some standard there, I think I'll have to post a specific question on this
 

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Re: Common <1 Ohm resistor to have in stock
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2023, 07:20:31 pm »
You should try searching aliexpress for resistor book. You get an entire book with mostly everything.
 

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Re: Common <1 Ohm resistor to have in stock
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2023, 07:27:48 pm »
Shunt resistors for current limit vary quite a lot, not much standard value there.  Some kind of common values are around 0.22 to 0.33 ohm as the emitter resistors used with 2N3055 and similar size transistors when using some of them in parallel (e.g. in a linear power supply of audio amplifier).  These usually need to be a little higher power to carry a few amps.
 
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Re: Common <1 Ohm resistor to have in stock
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2023, 07:38:13 pm »
Just go for E3 values, 0.1, 0.22, 0.47, or the nearest ones you can get i.e. 0.1, 0.2, 0.5.
 
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Re: Common <1 Ohm resistor to have in stock
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2023, 08:15:06 pm »
I keep the old standard .1, .15, .18, .22, .27, .33, .39, .47, .51, .56, .68, .75, and .82 on hand in 1/2 watt, 1 watt, 2 watt and 5 watt. All in the flameproof packages! I have an inventory list to know what is on hand and what I need. When I can find them at ham radio hamfests I stock up usually at cheap prices. I mostly need them for amplifier repair but I am also an experimenter and it is just handy to know I have them. I lucked out several times when companies I worked for decided to downsize their inventories (at the suggestion of the six sigma dimwits). One of the places I worked for closed our local shop and moved to North Carolina. They didn't want to pay to move most of the gear and everything marked with a red tag (dispose) went home with me including thousands of pre-sorted resistors. I emptied each drawer and divider one by one into individual plastic 'snack bags'.
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