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Sasquatch!:

I'm building OSCAR's Super Bright LED driver.  I'm using Vishay/Dale 1/4W 2% and 5% Metal Film Resistors 2% 1K OHM 1/4W and Vishay/Dale 1/4W 2% and 5% Metal Film Resistors 2% 150 OHM 1/4W resistors.

The 1K Ohm resistors a red stripe on one side, followed by a red, a black, and a brown stripe on the other side.  The 150 Ohm resistors have a red stripe on one side, followed by a red, a black, and a brown stripe on the other side.

My question is: Does it matter which direction they're mounted in?  Can they be mounted "backward"?  I checked out the data sheets on these, and I don't see anything.

Thanks in advance and stuff!

Edgedamage:

They work in any direction. Diodes are the ones that only work one way. Hey when you are done let's see some pics.

Sasquatch!:


--- Quote from: Edgedamage on March 11, 2004, 08:22:43 pm ---They work in any direction. Diodes are the ones that only work one way. Hey when you are done let's see some pics.

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Cool, thanks!

And I'm THIIIIIIIS close to being done, so yeah, I'll definitely have pics!  ;)

JoeB:

most components are directional (diodes, capacitors, etc).

Resistors are one of the few that are not.

ErikRuud:

Some capacitors are not directional.

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