1.0John's bloghttps://blog.jj5.net/blogJay Jayhttps://blog.jj5.net/blog/author/jj5/Picking low noise resistors — John's blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="noNHROGo5t"><a href="https://blog.jj5.net/blog/2026/02/16/picking-low-noise-resistors/">Picking low noise resistors</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blog.jj5.net/blog/2026/02/16/picking-low-noise-resistors/embed/#?secret=noNHROGo5t" width="600" height="338" title="“Picking low noise resistors” — John's blog" data-secret="noNHROGo5t" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
/* <![CDATA[ */
/*! This file is auto-generated */
!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document);
//# sourceURL=https://d3tdk46fcdgbgu.cloudfront.net/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js
/* ]]> */
</script>
Hans Rosenberg runs us through what we should know about resistor noise and how to avoid it. The bottom line is to avoid carbon composition, thick film, carbon film, and metal oxide film; and prefer thin film, metal film, wirewound … Continue reading →