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The recipe I’m working on calls for a 6k2 but the closest I can get is a 6k8 that reads a little below 6k7. Will that work? What would the result be of fudging resistor values in general. Obviously the effect could be different depending which part of the circuit it’s in. I’ve had to make a few resistor values by running ones I have in series parallel. Is this wise?
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Most of the circuits we are working with have a great deal of latitude for component values. Use the next closest value and you should do just fine.
Electrolytic capacitors usually have a 20% tolerance. So you can have quite a difference.
Personally, I haven’t noticed any problems with the “close enuf for gumment work” approach on my builds as long as the differences are small and located on the right hand side of the decimal point.
Otherwise, I usually sub with combinations to get the right value: resistors in series, and caps in parallel, using an app called ‘Electro Doc Pro’ and also double checking with my trusty DMM.
As I said, this is my approach, your mileage may vary.????
Others, probably much more smarter than I, may have different ideas (and/or be righteously appalled by mine. ????????)…
but, I hope this helps.????
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