EBay ad - "Worn resistor" :O)

[Salmo]

This was part of a description of an amplifier on EBay.. :O)

"There is a slight hiss at loud levels, probably a worn resistor."

 

[CJT]

Salmo wrote:

This was part of a description of an amplifier on EBay.. :O)

"There is a slight hiss at loud levels, probably a worn resistor."


Maybe it's "shot." ;-)

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[Robert Baer]

Salmo wrote:

This was part of a description of an amplifier on EBay.. :O)

"There is a slight hiss at loud levels, probably a worn resistor."


Well, you know, electrons also get tired bouncing around those sharp

corners in the resistor (see the schematic), and wear out the resistor
when bouncing around.

 

[Salmo]

:O) Good answers!

 

[Fred Abse]

On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 02:19:18 +0000, CJT wrote:

Salmo wrote:
This was part of a description of an amplifier on EBay.. :O)

"There is a slight hiss at loud levels, probably a worn resistor."


Maybe it's "shot." ;-)

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