i am doing a simple audio mod that calls for 1.5k .25 watt 5% tolerance
resistors.

I have 1.5k but most of them are .5 or 1 watt and 1% tolerance.

could i use these? can higher watt and lower tolerance values be
substituted?

antonlamont45 wrote ...
i am doing a simple audio mod that calls for 1.5k .25 watt
5% tolerance resistors.

I have 1.5k but most of them are .5 or 1 watt and 1% tolerance.

could i use these? can higher watt and lower tolerance values be
substituted?

Yes, and yes. The only disadvantage of higher power
resistors is that they are physically larger so they may
not fit in tight spots. There is no real disadvantage of
using resistors with tighter tollerance than the ones
specified.

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i am doing a simple audio mod that calls for 1.5k .25 watt 5% tolerance
resistors.

I have 1.5k but most of them are .5 or 1 watt and 1% tolerance.

could i use these? can higher watt and lower tolerance values be
substituted?

The answer should be absolutely obvious. What do you think it is?

sorry, it is obvious (after reading up on definitions of tolerance and
watts..total newbie here)

sometimes things that seem obvious are not always so, (maybe not in
electronics but definitely in other facets of life). in this case i
guess that adage doesn't apply. if only everything else were that
simple : )

wrote in message
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sorry, it is obvious (after reading up on definitions of tolerance and
watts..total newbie here)

sometimes things that seem obvious are not always so, (maybe not in
electronics but definitely in other facets of life). in this case i
guess that adage doesn't apply. if only everything else were that
simple : )

I understand. Also, you have a perfect right to wonder whether any
"non-ideal" properties of a resistor are involved. For example, in
high-frequency circuits, the inductance of the resistor (which is normally
of no concern at all) might be different for a 1/4-watt than for a 1/2-watt
resistor, and I can imagine designing a circuit that performs differently
with one than with the other. Inductance is a "non-ideal" property of
resistors since a perfect resistor wouldn't have any.

Also, a more familiar example is electrolytic capacitors, which are rated
for a maximum voltage, but they don't work very well if the actual voltage
is too far below the maximum (like a 100-volt capacitor in a 1-volt
circuit).