EEVBlog: #212: Personal Advice

[codemonkeyrawks]

Hi There,



In relation to eevblog video:

I am looking at perhaps building (resistor decade box) for myself - I am curious what might be the best brand of resistors to use or purchase that are high quality.
I am looking at perhaps building a (capacitance box) for myself - I am curious what might be the best capacitors to use or purchase that are high quality.

Just a couple of things I might add to my toolbox.

[Brumby]

You certainly wouldn't want to burn out expensive resistors through carelessness twiddling knobs.

If you haven't used a substitution box much - you are bound to make this error a couple of times in the beginning ... and the odd time later on.

I will leave you to think about how that could happen.  Working out the answer for yourself will give you an understanding that simply telling you will not.

[codemonkeyrawks]

I think I will see if Digikey has some resistors and caps from Vishay that are 1/2W 1% and will work from that (ideally just looking for a brand). I have a small lab (PS, F-Gen, Scope, DMM) and not much ind. components (so it be nice to breadboard out ahead of time along with using this) before I purchase stuff and do some troubleshooting as well.

I don't see me working on high tech gear in this lab