00:00Okay, so you're halfway through a build, you've got the board in front of you,
00:03and you need one specific resistor value, and of course, it's the one you don't have.
00:08We've all been there. So I went digging and found five resistor assortment kits that hobbyists are
00:14actually buying and loving, all of them rated 4.9 stars or higher with thousands of sales.
00:19Let's get into it. First up is the Metal Film Quarter Watt Kit, and this one's a bit of a
00:25workhorse. You're getting anywhere from 300 to 600 pieces spread across 30 different values,
00:31covering 10 ohms all the way up to 1 meg. These are 1% tolerance metal film, so if you're
00:37doing
00:37anything analog, audio, or precision-sensitive, they'll behave a lot better than cheap carbon film.
00:43It runs about $25, it's got a perfect 5-star rating with nearly 5,000 sold, and honestly,
00:49for through-hole work on breadboards and perfboard, this is the kit I'd want sitting on my bench.
00:54Next, if you've made the jump to surface mount, this 1,500-piece SMD set is kind of the deluxe
01:00option. 60 different values, 25 of each, going from 0 ohms right up to 10 meg, and they're 1%
01:07precision film chips available in either 0603 or 0805. What I really like is the quantity per value,
01:1525 each means you're not rationing parts on a big board. At around $50 it's the priciest pick here,
01:21but it's rated 4.9 with almost 5,000 sold, and if SMD is your main thing, this'll last you
01:27a very long
01:27time. Now if you want flexibility, check out this third one. It's an SMD kit where you choose your
01:34configuration, 10, 20, 33, 60, or 80 values, and you also pick your package size, 0402, 0603,
01:440805, 1206, 1210, even 2512. That's huge, because most kits lock you into one footprint.
01:52Range is 10 ohms to 1 meg in 5% or 1%. Starting around $22 with a perfect 5-star
01:59rating,
02:00this is the smart buy if you already know exactly which package your projects use and you don't want
02:04to pay for stuff you'll never touch. Coming in at number 4, this is the one for anyone who's tired
02:10of only having quarter watt parts. It's a metal film assortment that spans one quarter watt,
02:16one half watt, one watt, two watt, and three watt, with values from a tenth of an ohm up to
02:21820k.
02:22That low ohm, higher wattage coverage is genuinely hard to find in a single kit,
02:27and it's exactly what you need for current sensing, power supplies, LED drivers, motor stuff.
02:32It's around $24, 4.9 stars, and it fills the gap that most starter kits leave wide open.
02:39And rounding things out, if you just want maximum parts for minimum money, this one's your answer.
02:452,000 or 4,000 pieces, 80 values, 10 ohms to 910k, in your choice of 0402, 0603, 0805, or
02:541206.
02:56Yes, it's 5% tolerance rather than 1%, but for digital work, pull-ups, LED current limiting,
03:02general prototyping, that's totally fine. At just $20 for a couple thousand resistors,
03:08it's the best value on this list, and with 4.9 stars and over 4,600 sold, plenty of people
03:14agree.
03:16Alright, that's the 5. I've dropped links to every single one down in the description,
03:21so go grab whichever fits your bench. If this saved you some time,
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03:29Thanks for watching, and I'll catch you in the next one.
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