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Station X · 13th Apr 2021, 1:38 pm

They'll carry on drifting. Often the resistance changes significantly as they warm up. I've been caught out by that when calculating current by applying Ohms Law to the voltage across a resistor.

13th Apr 2021, 1:38 pm	#17
Station X Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4, UK. Posts: 21,289	Re: One for old and not so old component collectors. They'll carry on drifting. Often the resistance changes significantly as they warm up. I've been caught out by that when calculating current by applying Ohms Law to the voltage across a resistor. __________________ Graham. Forum Moderator Reach for your meter before you reach for your soldering iron.