10-27-2018, 03:09 PM
Ed;
I would guess that the larger carbon comp resistors, such as the 2 and 3 Watt ones, would be just about impossible to find new, the 1/4 and 1/2 Watt ones are harder to find, and more expensive then the alternatives. There is one type of resistor that I ran across recently, it's a 3 Watt that is the same size as an old 1/2 Watt from the 1940s, I think that they are metal oxide or some newer material, not wire wound, one of those could be used inside a fake 2 Watt carbon comp resistor I suppose.
Regards
Arran
I would guess that the larger carbon comp resistors, such as the 2 and 3 Watt ones, would be just about impossible to find new, the 1/4 and 1/2 Watt ones are harder to find, and more expensive then the alternatives. There is one type of resistor that I ran across recently, it's a 3 Watt that is the same size as an old 1/2 Watt from the 1940s, I think that they are metal oxide or some newer material, not wire wound, one of those could be used inside a fake 2 Watt carbon comp resistor I suppose.
Regards
Arran