[BC] 10 meg resistor...

[Burt I. Weiner]

Actually, I think there is one in an Audimax.  As I recall it's in the GGS 
stage.

Burt

At 01:00 AM 7/3/2005 -0400, you wrote:
>It's a matter of economics. Take six pieces of equipment in your
>station with at least six years age between them. For example,
>an Audimax/Volumax 400 series, a 4000 series, an 8100,
>a PR&E console, a Starguide, Medalist console, an SX tx,
>MRC-1600 remote control, an MX-5050 and an ITC Premium
>cart machine and a 99B. Take the covers off these pieces.
>Look at all the different components.
>
>You probably will not find a 10M 1/2 watt resistor. Having to
>stock literally hundreds of thousands of components is impractical
>for a local supplier. They have minimums from the manufacturers.
>Can't possibly stock every RCA SK or ECG general purpose
>replacement component. Electrolytics, tantalums, with various
>capacity, voltage and temperature ratings. Film, carbon, wirewound
>resistors, various wattages and tolerances, linear and logic chips.
>Ever realize how many variations of the 5532 chip there are?

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