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Vintage carbon composition resistors - always drift

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2026 10:57 pm
by laurie
This is from the red-knob "The Twin" I'm working on. A 470 Ohm resistor now measuring 655 Ohms. This definitely unbalances the tube bias.
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Re: Vintage carbon composition resistors - always drift

Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2026 4:55 pm
by Zerksies
It's the exact reason why some vintage amps sound good and others sound like crap.