Do resistors have polarity?

[barret77]

hey, I post that proof!  

[Dai H.]

If you form them as a cross shape, it is possible to ward off evil electrons

[transient]

According to an ancient belief, it's said that when you place all the resistors the same way, the resistor fairy appears that night when you fall asleep and places 7 tiny invisible tubes in the circuitry to make it sound great

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[Dai H.]

everyone should find their local resistor feng shui specialist, and bring their parts into harmony, set yourself right...

[Paul Marossy]

I'm surprised no one has mention the possible "mojo" implications of using resistors in different directions.

Eric Johnson might have something to say about this...  :lol:

[Johan]

... ahem...

Have you all forgotten that resistor leads are in fact soft steel? Plated with tin for solderability?

Doesn't anyone notice that the steel leads make it magnetic?? And that resistors give different results when aligned with magnetic north than when unaligned???

Hey... the pyramids are aligned with magnetic north too...

Well? How plain do I have to make it? See the implications? See???

:wink:

....  :shock:  .... that's it...I couldnt get "my sound" the other night...and the stage was facing south east...the resistors must have been confused... :wink:

Johan

[Paul Marossy]

.... that's it...I couldnt get "my sound" the other night...and the stage was facing south east...the resistors must have been confused...

:lol:  

That's funny! My pedalboard is usually facing the same direction, though. Sometimes it's hit and miss. I guess it must be whatever mood I am in at the time...

[maxsample]

wow...I thought the guys at guitargeek.com were the biggest geeks in world... :wink:

[Mark Hammer]

Although there is no electronic reason to observe "polarity", ther are probably cognitive reasons to orient all passive components of the same value in the same direction (in terms of reading value codes), if only to be able to look at a board and have it make more sense quicker.

Just in case no one has brought it up before, though, make absolutely sure to observe soldering iron "polarity".  The hot end should be oriented towards the board and the cool end towards the hand.  I have neglected this "polarity" on ocasion, to my detriment. :wink:

[maxsample]

HA! noted

[Paul Marossy]

Gee, I never thought about soldering iron polarity...  :oops:

[mojotron]

... make absolutely sure to observe soldering iron "polarity".  The hot end should be oriented towards the board and the cool end towards the hand...

Thanks Mark!!! Man, I was getting some nasty blisters!!  :oops:

Maybe I've been building too many pedals lately, but to keep things interesting - sometimes - if I know I'm building a box for person that is going to pop it open and poke around, I'll make the board as a negative image. So I flip all of the opamp pins over.... so the bottom of the opamp is actually facing up, and the pins are numbered from 8-1 (instead of 1-8...) this seems to really freak some people out when they try to figure out what I did... kind-of "engineered" mojo...  :wink:

[LongFrost]

This is why all my DIY pedal boards are retofited  with built in compass to help in alignment.  Must be noted to take differance between true north and magnetic north when making adjustments. Handy while camping to.

[ESPguitar]

Just in case no one has brought it up before, though, make absolutely sure to observe soldering iron "polarity".  The hot end should be oriented towards the board and the cool end towards the hand.  I have neglected this "polarity" on ocasion, to my detriment. :wink:

Usually i use the other way... But, i can't #¤&%!" understand why the solder won't melt..

Anyone have any idea what can cause that?

:roll: