Zero Ohm resistor

[debk]

Why use a zero ohm resistor instead of length of wire?

Just curious

Debra

 

[2wo]

I asked the same thing, it's easier to use it in that position rather than trying to cut and strip both ends of a tiny piece of wire...John

 

[Tubegopher]

OK, I can't help but think that you two are pulling my leg! A zero ohm resistor? Who'd a thunk!  ;D

 

[johnsonad]

The Eros2 build uses a few of them to replace small pieces of wire in the 9 pin sockets.

 

[Paul Birkeland]

OK, I can't help but think that you two are pulling my leg!

That's the other reason

Really though, stripping a short piece of the teflon insulated wire is a frustrating experience. 

 

[Doc B]

For those of you who don't know PB's sometimes incomprehensible sense of humor, this is a prime example. But as he says, it does have practical value. Other manufacturers would tell you about the virtues of a "true zero ohm resistor" and spout some stuff about happy electrons and pure unadulterated pathways through which they travel or some other babble. We just use 'em because they are easier to install.

 

[2wo]

To get the Virtues of them you have to use -0 values but they're very difficult to source...John

 

[Deke609]

To get the Virtues of them you have to use -0 values but they're very difficult to source...John

And for those extra critical signal applications that normally call for just a regular 1 ohm resistor, I find sqrt(-1) value resistors vastly superior. It puts the signal electrons in that magical sounding quantum state of being neither +ve nor -ve.  Some say it's imaginary, but don't you believe them.  ;D

 

[TheMilford]

Timely post. I'm right in the middle building my kit and my 0Ω resistor lead just snapped. I was gonna ask if I can just use some wire instead...

 

[Paul Birkeland]

I was gonna ask if I can just use some wire instead...

Oh man, I don't know...

 

[johnsonad]

Yes you can