Guys, I am seeking to buy some 5k ohm resistors to have to act as jumpers on certain component test like Paul recommends (Chp 7 & Chp 10). But I don't know what wattage I should get? Seems to be all over the map from 1/4 watt to much higher wattage. It looks like there are several composite make ups of various type of resistors. So what wattage and what type 5k ohm resistors am I looking for? Also, it seems like there are a lot of 5.x ohm resistors, are they ok to used or does it need to be exactly 5k? Does anyone have a website they order from they can share? Thanks a ton.
Hello - I recently bought resistors on ebay -they were 5.1K ohm, 1/4 watt carbon resistors... the extra 100 ohms wont make any practical difference (its only 2% higher than the 5K). They were from Tayda Electronics- Newark, Mouser and DigiKey are popular large suppliers also. The formula P=VI shows that I (current) on a 12 Volt system will be .021 amps (21 milliamps) if P is 0.25 watt. Many of the examples that Paul shows arent really pulling any amperage, so the 1/4 watt should be fine... one benefit of a higher wattage would be its physical size (easier to see/not lose) in low light conditions.
