Re: EOL's

["Chub" <w@xxxxx>]

He's just trying to be a thorn, Al. Don't let him get under your skin.  He
also 'says' he didn't believe in the green corrosion that sometimes gets on
resistors and can affect their operation and cause them to break.
As you say his knowledge is purely theoretical, no real life experience
outside of the slammer.

"Al Colombo" <securitymission@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> No, Al.  The percentage of deviation is a manufacturing issue.
>> The resistor will remain at whatever it was when it was made for
>> time immemorial.  Tolerance is not an indicator of the resistor's
>> propensity to change value over time (as you originally stated).
>
> How much experience do you really have at servicing electronic systems,
> Robert? I was trained as an associate engineer in electronics, the man
> between the engineers and the manufacturing floor.  My experience also
> includes the manufacturing and repair of X-ray equipment as well as all
> kinds of analogue and digital electronic systems.  I worked as a NuTone
> Service Center as well as other manufacturers.
>
> Your assessment of the "resistor" is not practical but rather
> theoretical.  Humidity and temperature most definitely play a major
> part in the stability of carbon in a resistor.  This is one of the most
> fundamental facts taught in electronic school in lab.  It's also one of
> the facts you are bound to discover when servicing electronic systems
> on the work bench.  Exposure to lightning is also another factor, but
> only because of the heat that such an intense current will cause inside
> the carbon of a resistor component.
>
> Al
>
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