Audio Note™ Resistors
Newsbrief February 1, 2009
When I wrote the paragraph below discussions with the manufacturer were still ongoing and I am pleased to report that we have jointly found a way of extending the life of the machines used to make the 2 watt resistors up to 100K value, the loss if you will have been that they are now 5% instead of 1 – 2%, not a problem in my view, so there we are, the appearance will also returnm to th earlier version which is a painted body rather than an epoxy encased one.
Unfortunately the pound has dropped so much in value that I have to raise the Sterling prices for all the AN tantalum resistors, the new prices come into effect on February 1, 2009.
We have now stopped offering the Beyschlag range of resistors, as availability has become so patchy that just maintaining stock for production is hard enough.
“I wish I could bring better news, but sadly the 1950s machines that make
our 2 watt tantalum resistors are about to be decommissioned, I am still trying
to persuade the manufacturers to allow us to pay for the refurbishment, but so
far that offer has fallen on deaf ears and the last batch of 2 watt tants are
therefore due to be discontinued at the end of the year 2008, so all sales from
here of 2 watt tants will cease, so I recommend those of you who have unfinished
projects to get the required resistors asap.
This is yet another example of the enormous difficulties we face when
trying to maintain consistency of supply of quality parts, I have not given up
and shall continue my efforts to get the manufacturer to recondition these old
machines, alternatively perhaps we should simply buy them and make in house as
we have had to do with so many other parts?”
Our otherwise extensive ½ and 1 watt tantalum resistor range is still
expanding further, as we steadily move towards stocking the full E96 range, we
will still hold the E12 values in stock while the stock lasts, and while we
build up the stock of the E96 values there will be some overlap, so we will
supply the nearest value to the E12 value ordered.
We will endeavour to hold the full E96 range of all the different makes
of resistors that we stock, except the very lowest ohmic values, which are
extremely costly, as a rule we do not stock values much below 10 Ohms or above
3M3. Whilst we always try to have every single E12 value in stock, this cannot
be guaranteed, delivery, especially tantalum film resistors can be very long
indeed, however, since most are used in our production of finished products,
there will generally be stock available within 4
weeks.
Audio Note™ Tantalum Resistors.
AUDIO NOTE™ 1/2 WATT TANTALUM RESISTORS.
Available in the following values;
10R, 12R, 15R, 18R, 22R, 27R, 33R, 39R, 47R, 47R5, 56R, 68R, 82R, 91R, 100R, 105R 110R, 120R, 150R, 180R, 187R, 220R,267R, 270R, 330R, 357R, 390R, 470R, 475R, 560R, 600R, 634R, 680R, 750R, 820R, 845R, 910R, 1K0, 1K1, 1K15, 1K2, 1K24, 1K33, 1K5, 1K54, 1K8, 2K0, 2K05, 2K2, 2K7, 2K8, 3K3, 3K83, 3K9, 4K7, 5K23, 5K6, 6K8, 7K15, 8K2, 9K1, 10K, 10K2, 12K, 14K7 15K, 18K, 22K, 22K1, 27K, 33K, 34K, 39K, 47K, 56K, 60K4, 62K, 68K, 75K, 82K, 91K, 100K, 110K, 120K, 140K, 150K, 178K, 180K, 182K, 220K, 250K, 270K, 330K, 390K, 470K, 510K, 560K, 620K, 680K, 750K 820K, 1M0.
The 1/2 watt Audio Note tantalum resistors cost £ 2.80 each.
AUDIO NOTE™ 1 WATT TANTALUM RESISTORS.
The 1 watt Audio Note tantalum film resistors are available in the following values;
10R, 12R, 15R, 18R, 22R, 27R, 33R, 39R, 47R, 56R, 68R, 82R, 91R, 100R, 110R, 120R, 150R, 180R, 220R, 270R, 330R, 332R, 390R, 470R, 560R, 600R, 604R, 680R, 750R, 820R, 910R, 1K, 1K1, 1K2, 1K24, 1K3 1K33, 1K5, 1K8, 2K0, 2K2, 2K7, 3K3, 3K9, 4K7, 5K1, 5K6, 6K8, 8K2, 9K1, 10K, 12K, 15K, 17K, 18K, 22K, 27K, 33K, 39K, 47K, 50K 56K, 62K, 68K, 75K, 82K, 91K, 100K, 110K, 120K, 150K, 178K, 180K, 182K, 220K, 250K, 270K, 330K, 390K, 470K, 510K, 560K, 620K, 680K, 750K, 820K, 1M0, 1M2, 1M5, 2M0. The AUDIO NOTE™ 1 watt 1% tantalum resistor values are £ 5.50 each.
AUDIO NOTE™ 2 WATT TANTALUM RESISTORS.
Above the range of Audio Note" 1 watt tantalum resistors we have the full compliment of 2 watts, namely;
10R, 12R, 18R, 22R, 27R, 33R, 39R, 47R, 56R, 68R, 82R, 91R, 100R, 110R, 120R, 150R, 180R, 220R, 270R, 330R, 390R, 470R, 560R, 600R, 680R, 750R, 820R, 910R, 1K, 1K2, 1K33, 1K5, 1K8, 2K0, 2K2, 2K7, 3K3, 3K9, 4K7, 5K1, 5K6, 6K8, 8K2, 9K1, 10K, 12K, 15K, 18K, 20K, 22K, 27K, 33K, 39K, 43K, 47K, 56K, 62K, 68K, 75K, 82K, 91K, 100K.
In many applications a 2 watt resistor sounds much better that it is 1/2 or 1 watt equivalent, we use 2 watt resistors consistently in many places in our higher Level finished products, rather than the smaller wattage for reasons of sound quality only.
The AUDIO NOTE" 2 watt 1% tantalum resistors cost £ 8.00 each.
Updated February 1, 2009
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