[ELECTRON] Resistor Question

[Peter Spiegel]

Hi Chris,

 

here's a brief answer on WikiAnswers http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_1-4W_and_1-8W_means_for_resistors_and_do_they_affect_the_value_of_the_resistor

 

This is new to me as well, so thanks for mentioning it. Never came across this with resistors
 


From: chris_macinnes at hotmail.com
To: members at electronclub.org
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 00:41:59 +0000
Subject: [ELECTRON] Resistor Question



Hi everyone, this is probably a stupid question.


I am working from a schematic and after each resistor it says either '1/4w' or '1/2w' like this: 47K 1/4W Resistor.


Can anybody explain to me what this means?


Cheers, Chris


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