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Bottlehead Kits => S.E.X. Kit => Topic started by: sharktopus on June 21, 2020, 01:27:33 PM

Title: Resistance Question
Post by: sharktopus on June 21, 2020, 01:27:33 PM
I just finished assembling my new SEX amp and there are a few of my resistance readings I want to check with you all before proceeding to the voltage tests.  On terminals 30,31, & 32 I get 215 ohms.  And on terminals H2, H4, H5, & H7 I get 214 ohms.  Is that ok, or did I screw something up?  Also, I got to the end and had six 100K ohm resistors left over that I didn't see any place for.  Am I getting these numbers because those were supposed to be installed somewhere?
Title: Re: Resistance Question
Post by: Paul Birkeland on June 21, 2020, 01:45:46 PM
215 ohms isn't a problem.  Some meters can resolve those resistances better than others. 

Can you pop up a photo of the 100K resistors?  My guess is that those got swept into your kit by mistake.
Title: Re: Resistance Question
Post by: sharktopus on June 21, 2020, 02:58:04 PM
Sure, here you go.
Title: Re: Resistance Question
Post by: Paul Birkeland on June 21, 2020, 03:28:48 PM
That's really odd, that doesn't look to be a part we even keep in the inventory. 
Title: Re: Resistance Question
Post by: Darkblade48 on June 24, 2020, 01:13:16 PM
Just as a followup; the manual doesn't seem to even indicate resistances for the aforementioned terminals (they just have an asterisk next to them); as long as the meter measures a non-zero value, will this be OK?
Title: Re: Resistance Question
Post by: Paul Birkeland on June 24, 2020, 01:39:58 PM
Yes, something really low is a problem.   Anything else is OK.