I found this on Ebay, (just upfront I don't know these people and am not affiliated with them)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RESISTOR-VALUE-PACK-300-RESISTORS-FOR-EFFECTS-PEDAL-PROJECTS-DIY-WATT-/110856592098?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item19cf915ae2
is this a good deal or crap? it looks like it may be the latter because it seems to be mostly R value resistors and less k and M value. Mods you may delete this if it violates anything. Thanks
Jimi Lee
well...
It's 6.99 for 300 resistors. that's $0.0233 per resistor. You'll use maybe half those values at best, so really it's more like $0.0466 a resistor, being kind.
Just so you know, Tayda sells metal film resistors for $0.012 each, and you can pick the values.
Jacob
23 cents a resistor is not a great deal, but its not terrible either. Personally I prefer going with 1% resistors, those look like 5%.
I think mouser sells 1% koa/speer resistors for 6 cents each if you buy 10 or more.. I usually buy 20 or more of a value for my stash.
EDIT: ok 2.3 cents is a decent deal, but shipping put you over $10.
Quote from: aballen on January 02, 2013, 04:02:44 AM
23 cents a resistor is not a great deal, but its not terrible either. Personally I prefer going with 1% resistors, those look like 5%.
I think mouser sells 1% koa/speer resistors for 6 cents each if you buy 10 or more.. I usually buy 20 or more of a value for my stash.
Not 23 cents. 2.33 cents. It's not as bad a deal as you think.
Jacob
Quote from: jkokura on January 02, 2013, 04:00:32 AM
Just so you know, Tayda sells metal film resistors for $0.012 each, and you can pick the values.
Jacob
That's where I normally get them,thanks for doing the math. Bass player over here! :P That's why we typically only have 4 strings,we get distracted afte........oooh look shiny!
Jake, your are right... I was editing my reply as you were pointing it out.
Any opinions on the Tayda Metal resistors? I've been thinking of stocking up.
Smallbear has kits of 1%'s also. 100 of 12 values for $20.50. That's $0.017 each for the bass players out there. ;)
Mouser also sells a bag of 200 for $4. ($0.02 each)
And you can get just the values you know you will use a lot of.
Ebaysucks,I'm never going back!
Quote from: Chi_Boy on January 02, 2013, 04:21:20 AM
Smallbear has kits of 1%'s also. 100 of 12 values for $20.50. That's $0.017 each for the bass players out there. ;)
Mouser also sells a bag of 200 for $4. ($0.02 each)
And you can get just the values you know you will use a lot of.
The Smallbear kits are actually a good starting point. You'll end up spending $80 for all of them, but they are in some nice, pre-organized plastic boxes and they have values that are more common to pedal building. A lot of the eBay kits have a lot of low values you won't really use.
There are cheaper options, but the Smallbear kits are cool, IMHO.
Quote from: jimilee on January 02, 2013, 04:26:13 AM
Ebaysucks,I'm never going back!
Nah, eBay is ok. My first big stock up of resistors was $9 for 3000 metal films, and I got to choose from a range of values. Shipping was $11, so $20 for 3000 resistors is like $0.0066 per resistor. That's half the price of the Tayda ones. But, you have to look for those sorts of deals, and the thing with Tayda is that you get to choose from a wide range of useful values. Kits invariably have values you never use.
eBay isn't all bad, just look for the right deal, and keep your calculator app handy.
jacob
I just ordered this http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007E4YLCI/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1357104362&sr=8-5&pi=SL75 from amazon.com It's a pretty good deal and there seems to be mostly usable values in there. There are a few other kits offered from the site that I'm interested in. This is the first big stockpile of resistors I have made so hopefully it's a good investment. Either way, it's a great way to use a christmas giftcard :)
Quote from: Stumptown on January 02, 2013, 04:19:08 AM
Any opinions on the Tayda Metal resistors? I've been thinking of stocking up.
I've bought probably 2,000 of the Tayda metal films this year, all but 10 tested within spec. Pretty good success rate.
i was looking into breadboards the other day on ebay, and i have a habbit of snooping in the sellers other items. some guy had a pic of a cardboard box 1000 1/4w resistors 100x of each flavor for 14.99 and it was in the us
Quote from: pickdropper on January 02, 2013, 04:29:37 AM
Quote from: Chi_Boy on January 02, 2013, 04:21:20 AM
Smallbear has kits of 1%'s also. 100 of 12 values for $20.50. That's $0.017 each for the bass players out there. ;)
Mouser also sells a bag of 200 for $4. ($0.02 each)
And you can get just the values you know you will use a lot of.
The Smallbear kits are actually a good starting point. You'll end up spending $80 for all of them, but they are in some nice, pre-organized plastic boxes and they have values that are more common to pedal building. A lot of the eBay kits have a lot of low values you won't really use.
There are cheaper options, but the Smallbear kits are cool, IMHO.
That is what I bought and I really like those plastic boxes too . In my local store 1 plastcic box like this cost around 8 $ EMPTY .