Why Is 47 So Popular In Electronics?

Some people, especially the folks who make power resistors, tend to ignore the "E" series, and make things like 50 ohm 10% resistors.

We, like a lot of people lately, prefer to use only 1% resistors, the E96 series.

We avoid leading zeroes and small integer values, too. Like your

You're not really serious are you Brett?

Oh, he is.

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John Larkin Highland Technology Inc

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as others have said E6

I know Bret from other groups. You are probably correct.

OK, here's a more difficult question:

Why do 16" diameter flour tortillas come in packages of 10 that weigh

Why is it so important for a flour tortilla to weigh 0.32 lbs +/- 0.05 lbs?

That comes out to be 5.12 oz or 145.3 gms.

The weight is not important, the ability to see the loss in weight is. Less weight = more dry.

A much more serious question is why hand tools come in packaging that requires a cutting torch to open, while light bulbs are sold in the flimsiest cardboard known to man.

Bob M.

Except for CFLs. A while back (when they were still $10 each) I had one whose plastic packaging seemed to be bomb-proof. I slit along one edge, and as I struggled to free the little beastie, it launched itself skyward and self-destructed when it hit the dining room table. This was definitely a case of "ten dollars a pop"... with a real "pop" !

Best regards,

Bob Masta DAQARTA v6.02 Data AcQuisition And Real-Time Analysis

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--Winston