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    How long do metal and carbon film resistors last?

    Hello, I've read that metal film resistors are better than carbon film because they're resistance remains constant even when they heat up from being soldered. And I know they're suppose to be more precise with a 1% variance instead of 5% of the carbon films. I know capacitors go bad - do...
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    How to identify different transistors?

    Correct. I wikied FET, but the article didn't help much. In layman's terms, what does a FET do? I'm assuming the leftmost pin in vk6kro's picture is pin 1? Here are the results translated: + - 1 2 300 2 1 300 1 3 1000 3 1 blocked 2 3 1000 3 2 blocked In terms of...
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    How to identify different transistors?

    Thanks for your response. I didn't know different 'packages' could hold such a variety of things. (Also nice to know their some of their names now) Yes, the multimeter's diode mode works just as you said it would for my NPNs. I took one my TO-92's that I said was acting like a simple bridge and...
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    How to identify different transistors?

    Hello, I bought some large "grab-bags" full of electrical components (I was looking for a good deal). But while trying some of the transistors out, I noticed that they're not all the same. They ALL look like this...
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