Wall of Resistance

Shop: Yes, that’s what we call the Wall Of Resistance. Cholada here is pretending to check the 604 ohm drawer.

Interviewer: : That lady is gorgeous. No man could resist her!

Shop: The lady is Mr. Kulka’s wife, so back off. Anyway, we never need to leave ohm (grins) to buy a resistor, because every value is stocked. All the standard 5% values, and every 1% metal film value, too. We also have a large selection of power resistors, faders, and all pot and trimmer values.

Interviewer: : I’ve never seen a shop with so many resistors.

Shop: Every resistor you could ever want, from zero ohms to 100 megs.

Interviewer: Why would I ever want a zero ohm resistor?

Shop: Zero ohm resistors are neat for bridging two points on a circuit board. Also, some precision applications use two resistors in series, which are selected during testing. If for example the technician finds that 1000 ohms is the ideal value he can use a 1k resistor and a zero ohm resistor for the pair.

Interviewer: Do you also stock infinity ohm resistors?

Shop: Eat my shorts. You know, the other night I dreamed that we expanded the Wall Of Resistance, making it much larger