Missing 4 Resistors from my kit.

[J. Mauro]

Got my kit last week and my wife wrapped it for Christmas, unopened. Now I am checking all the parts against the list and I am missing the 4 220 ohm 1/4W carbon comp resistors. They are checked off on the checklist but I cannot find them. Is there anything special about these resistors or can I get any with the proper specs to replace these, so that I would not have to wait for Bottlehead to ship them out? Thanks for the help guys.

[J. Mauro]

Would it be fine to substitute 220 ohm 1/2 W resistors instead? Seems like a stupid question but I do not want to make a mistake. Thanks in advance.

[fullheadofnothing]

To answer your question: sort of. You could use 1/2W resistors in this position. Whether you should use the 1/2W resistors you've found could be debatable; I do know that the carbon composition resistors were selected for various technical reasons. If you e-mail replacementparts @ bottlehead . com, they will most likely go out in tomorrow's mail.

[Paul Joppa]

Those are grid stoppers, whose values are not critical - I'd stay to the 100-500 ohm range, though that's arguable. Carbon composition is still the king, but carbon film or metal film seem to work as well.

[J. Mauro]

Thank you very much Paul. That is very helpful. I will order some new ones and keep them carbon comp.