1/2 watt resistors?

[JEPorter]

If space is not an issue, s there any reason I should not use 1/2 watt resistors in place of 1/4 watt of the same value? 10K 1/2 watt instead of 10K 1/4 watt...probably a goofy question but the 1/2 is so much easier to read  and handle and I like the bolder look on the circuit board...they just look cool haha

[Zapp Brannigan]

If space is not an issue, s there any reason I should not use 1/2 watt resistors in place of 1/4 watt of the same value? 10K 1/2 watt instead of 10K 1/4 watt...probably a goofy question but the 1/2 is so much easier to read  and handle and I like the bolder look on the circuit board...they just look cool haha

The only possible reason not to use 1/2 watt resistors in low voltage schemes is their size - they are a bit bigger than 1\4.

[JEPorter]

Thank you!!!
That seemed logical...
I love this forum...This is the greatest resource i've found
Jeffrey

[Joe Hart]

I could be wrong, but I thought there were discussions here about larger resistors ratings having less noise? That would be an argument FOR using them!
-Joe Hart

[Zapp Brannigan]

I could be wrong, but I thought there were discussions here about larger resistors ratings having less noise? That would be an argument FOR using them!
-Joe Hart

Yes, larger resistors has less noise, 'cause the amount of power they dissipate is less. There is also a heat factor which affects the noise ratio. So, don't exceed recommended power and everything will be fine.

Resistor's noise is not critical in low voltage schemes, though it can be important in high-gain schematics (let's suppose it is some kind of overdrive pedal). But anyway, no one prohibits you to use MF resistors which are less noisier the CC or CF ones. And also, I recently read somewhere, that resistor's own noise (if it is metal film type) is such an unsufficient thing, that it can not be taken into account in most cases, 'cause noise you get from guitar pickus, cathode heaters (just for example) and so on, is anyway greater than resistors noise.

Sorry, if I said something gramatically incorrect, my English is poor, I know, but I hope the idea is clear.

[Mark Hammer]

The other day I was driving with a buddy who owns a thriving studio, and also produces high-end mic preamps, DI boxes, and all-discrete replacements for impossible-to-find op-amps in older mixing boards.  He too mentioned the use of higher wattage resistors as being preferred, for precisely the reasons Mr. Brannigan notes.  But, as Zapp also notes, when you live in a 9v universe, as opposed to a 48v or +/-18v universe, the impact of thermal noise from resistors may be different.

[Paul Marossy]

I've always heard that in the stompbox world, the type of resistor used is what mattered, not the wattage. First time I have heard of this concept.