life of dale rn resistor

arthur · 13th May 2004, 06:32 AM

i have a lot of dale rn 55 resistor date code about 85xx
are their quality changed

thanks

Variac · 13th May 2004, 08:22 AM

no

roibm · 13th May 2004, 11:08 AM

variac, you almost denied your own username

markp · 13th May 2004, 10:47 PM

They will last almost forever. Resistors in general dont have a shelf life like electrolytic caps do.

GRollins · 13th May 2004, 11:28 PM

Well...not quite. Carbon composition resistors will absorb humidity over time, eventually getting out of spec. However, I think it's a safe bet that Dale metal film resistors will be good for quite some time to come.
All in all, I'd say to go for it. Somewhere around the year 2500 or so you'll probably want to upgrade to the latest fusion-fried unobtanium .0001% resistors anyway. By then I'm sure you'll have gotten your money's worth out of the Dales.

Grey

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arthur diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: .	life of dale rn resistor i have a lot of dale rn 55 resistor date code about 85xx are their quality changed thanks

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markp diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: L.A., CA	They will last almost forever. Resistors in general dont have a shelf life like electrolytic caps do. __________________ If it sounds good... it is good!

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roibm Banned Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Transylvania	variac, you almost denied your own username

13th May 2004, 11:28 PM	#5
GRollins diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Columbia, SC	Well...not quite. Carbon composition resistors will absorb humidity over time, eventually getting out of spec. However, I think it's a safe bet that Dale metal film resistors will be good for quite some time to come. All in all, I'd say to go for it. Somewhere around the year 2500 or so you'll probably want to upgrade to the latest fusion-fried unobtanium .0001% resistors anyway. By then I'm sure you'll have gotten your money's worth out of the Dales. Grey

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