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311 orders since Jul 02, 2013

Ruislip, Middlesex, United Kingdom

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Alan | April 8, 2021

Indispensible tool for those on a budget! Buy TWO.

For Seven Decade Prog Resistor 1R - 9999999R 1% 500mW

I bought 2 of these for developing voltage divider settings for Linear LDOs, buck/boost regulators etc.; calculations and simulations just don't seem to get you there without some kind of real-world mockup. I fixed a problem I had within the first 5 minutes of use - it sure beats soldering and desoldering 0603 and smaller components for those of us with older eyes. At the price they are unbeatable; I'm wondering why I didn't buy four.

I'd love to see a 0.1%, 500mW version. I know, I know, it would be more expensive but hey, it would give me a higher level of confidence before going into production.

Michel | Feb. 14, 2021

I recommend it.

For Seven Decade Prog Resistor 1R - 9999999R 1% 500mW

The build quality is very good. The precision and the easy operation allow me to use it in the assemblies and to confirm the good functioning of my multimeter. I mainly use values of three contiguous decades to obtain a constructed value equal to the real value. Excellent product, I recommend it.

Marshal | July 31, 2020

Exactly the product I wanted and could not find!

For Seven Decade Prog Resistor 1R - 9999999R 1% 500mW

I was looking for a decade resistance box but wanted a small unit that was easier to work with around smaller boards and was easy to store. I also didn't really want to put one together myself, just wanted to get to work. This unit is perfect, it's small, nicely constructed and does just what it's supposed to.

Marshal | July 31, 2020

Excellent!

For Five Decade Prog Capacitor - 100pF to 9.999uF 100V

Exactly what I needed in a small and easy to use form factor. No assembly, just put it to work.
Very nice construction too.

John | Sept. 13, 2019

Very nice item, works well.

For Seven Decade Prog Resistor 1R - 9999999R 1% 500mW

I recently purchased this item and I am very pleased with it. I did not want to have to build one myself and now I won't need to.
Arrived timely and well packed and works as described. I have added plastic feet in the corner holes to allow a clearance underneath,
preventing the possibility of shorting the contacts on the underside. I would consider future purchases, perhaps with a higher mW capacity.
Altogether an item of excellent quality.
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Response from gerrysweeney.com | Sept. 13, 2019
Thank you for your review and feedback.
Gerry

Mike | May 29, 2017

Innovative and Low-Cost Capacitor Substitution Idea

For Five Decade Prog Capacitor - 100pF to 9.999uF 100V

Great concept and high quality construction from Gerry Sweeney on the 5-Decade Capacitor substitution tool. I was about to buy or build one when I ran across Gerry's website, and couldn't beat the price or quality. I ordered one and it was shipped to me safely in the US. The documentation is outstanding and very complete.
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Response from gerrysweeney.com | May 29, 2017
Hello Mike,
Thank you for the feedback and review, and of course the order too. Glad you like it.
Gerry

Mike | May 29, 2017

Great Idea & High Quality Construction Decade Resistor

For Seven Decade Prog Resistor 1R - 9999999R 1% 500mW

I was about to build or buy a resistor decade/substitution box when I came across Gerry's website, and I was impressed by his 7 Decade solution. I bought one and it was shipped safely to me in the US. You can't find better quality, don't go for the recent Chinese knockoffs, Gerry's is the original and the price is quite reasonable for such a good product. Just add four standoffs as legs, or box it up in a 3D printed box and you're ready to go.
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Response from gerrysweeney.com | May 29, 2017
HI Mike,
Thanks again for the kind review, much appreciated.
Gerry

Saak | May 20, 2015

Very good.

For Five Decade Prog Capacitor - 100pF to 9.999uF 100V

Perfect quality, the decade resistor is very stable in term of repeatability. Just added 4 feet and it look like a long term companion.
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Response from gerrysweeney.com | May 20, 2015
Thank you for posting your feedback and review.
Gerry

David | March 25, 2015

A Great Product at a Great Price!

For Seven Decade Prog Resistor 1R - 9999999R 1% 500mW

I ordered and received 2 of the units and they work great! I was about to spend much more for 1 resistance decade box, until I found these, which are perfect.
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Response from gerrysweeney.com | March 25, 2015
Hi David,
Thank you for the review, I am glad you like them, thank you for the order.
Gerry

Joe | May 6, 2014

handy to have

For Five Decade Prog Capacitor - 100pF to 9.999uF 100V

Good little unit.

Joe | May 6, 2014

very handy

For Seven Decade Prog Resistor 1R - 9999999R 1% 500mW

Good little unit.

Andras | April 27, 2014

Great tool!

For Seven Decade Prog Resistor 1R - 9999999R 1% 500mW

I love the idea to create a decade this way, very easy to use.
Since it does not have switches it will not have switch contact problems developing with time.
Also, good quality components, keeps the 1% precision throughout the whole range.
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Response from gerrysweeney.com | April 27, 2014
Hi Andras,

Thank you for the review, I am glad you like the tool and the simplicity behind the idea. Thank you for purchasing one.

Gerry

Curradi | April 9, 2014

Nice!

For Seven Decade Prog Resistor 1R - 9999999R 1% 500mW

Well built, simple, cheap and functional! Satisfied!

Curradi | April 9, 2014

Nice!

For Five Decade Prog Capacitor - 100pF to 9.999uF 100V

Well built, simple, cheap and functional! Satisfied!

Colby | March 24, 2014

Fantastic!

For HP/Agilent 53131A-101/GS DIY High Stability Timebase Option PCB

Boards are very nicely made and look wonderful. Using the readily available, used, Oscilloquartz 8663-XS crystals, the product calibrated perfectly on the first try (after a sufficient warm up period of about 24 hours).

The only thing I would ask for is a board that is already populated, minus the XO, because I just stink at SMD soldering :)
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Response from gerrysweeney.com | March 24, 2014
Thanks for the review, much appreciated. I do sell the completed unites, tested and ready to go. I decided not to do part assembly because testing and verification would be hard on half a job. Assembling and testing the full thing justifies the cost for the time spent, selling a part assembled unit would not price well which was the other factor.

Gerry

Chris | Oct. 29, 2013

Well made, very useful

For Seven Decade Prog Resistor 1R - 9999999R 1% 500mW

Works as it should. Nice and simple. Clean design. I like it!
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Response from gerrysweeney.com | Dec. 18, 2013
Thank you for the feedback Chris. glad you like it.

Chris | Oct. 29, 2013

Well made, very useful

For Five Decade Prog Capacitor - 100pF to 9.999uF 100V

Works as it should. Nice and simple. Clean design. I like it!
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Response from gerrysweeney.com | Dec. 18, 2013
Thank you for the feedback and review

Robert | Oct. 2, 2013

Nice little board

For Seven Decade Prog Resistor 1R - 9999999R 1% 500mW

I'll make it short: it works as advertised and appears to be within specifications on all ranges.

It would make a nice DIY kit as well, with all those large components.
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Response from gerrysweeney.com | Dec. 18, 2013
Thank you for the feedback. I had them made because I could not face the prospect of assembly :)

Mats | July 23, 2013

Good bang for the bucks

For Seven Decade Prog Resistor 1R - 9999999R 1% 500mW

I bought this Resistor Decade a while ago and so far used it when testing out a RC low pass filter and also for determining the current limiting resistor for a LED to get just the right amount of light at 3.3 volts.

Using standard 0.1" jumpers instead of thumbwheel- or rotary switches to get the cost down is a really good idea. I wish I got that idea myself :)

If pressed to come up with some bad things about it I can only think about two really minor improvements: Use gold plated headers and re-arrange the resistors at the bottom a bit so you could fit "self adhesive rubber bumpers" on the bottom to get it up from the desk. (My desk is usually filled with solder blobs and cut component leads)

So far the contact resistance with the tin plating is perfectly fine, but I've always had a distrust of anything non-gold when it comes to contacts.

But I'm very happy with my unit and would give a 100% recommendation to get one to anyone who asks me about it.
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Response from gerrysweeney.com | Aug. 17, 2013
Thank you for the lovely review. Gerry
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