07-11-2008, 04:09 PM
Well the WW one was 400 ohms, reads around 425, and was across a 1 uF paper cap. Looking in one of my books, a circuit from the early 30's calls for that exact combo on the tube cathode, so that explains what it was used for. Well I guess maybe I will have to settle for some of those 40's style rough texture looking carbon resistors as you can buy them easily. Or maybe I will stick with 20's radios(just grid leaks) and postwar(easy to get stuff).