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Perfect if you need a small number (5 each) of a comprehensive range of resistor values from 1 to 1 million ohms. They come in a little slide-out cardboard box with separate compartments for different value ranges. Downsides: the yellow color bands are difficult to see over the background color, and the little zip-lock-style bags are thin, so the resistors sometimes poke through.

Neat thing: 1/2-Watt is the smallest resistor size that you can write on if you'd like to label the resistance values with numbers. But it's difficult; you need super-steady hands and a smudge-proof permanent marker like a Sharpie, and no larger than 0.3mm, preferably less than 0.2mm.

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I have to say that I am very pleased with this resistor set. with 365 pieces and all of the most common values for breadboarding I have yet to need a resistor that isn't in this set. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking to get started in electronics. The box comes with dividers and baggies with the appropriately labeled resistors in them. This makes it very easy to find the value you are looking for.

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Everything was there and packaged in plastic bags. All I had to do was plop them into my bug drawers!

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This set of resistors has been great. It comes with 73 different values, 5 of each value (range from 1 ohm to 1 Mohm). This is perfect for an electrical engineering student that is doing projects for school (why I used it) or for hobby projects.

PROS:

--Comes in organized box: If you don't already have a box for components, the box it comes in is nicely organized. There are six labeled compartments within the box, and each compartment contains three or four ziploc bags. Each bag holds four different values (5 copies each, for a total of 20 resistors in the bag) and contains a piece of paper to label the contents.

--Good range of values: 1ohm to 1Mohm will cover most people. In my four years as electrical engineering student, I never required a value outside this range. If you do by chance need something bigger or smaller, just combine.

CONS:

--Color Bands: They can be a bit hard to see, but once you spend some time working with these, it's not really a problem.

--Even Distribution of Values: Some values are more common than others, so I feel like they should have sacrificed a few less common values and made more copies of the common ones. I can't tell you how many times I used up all my 10Kohm resistors on a project and had to borrow some.

*Note to Electrical/Computer/Electronics Engineering students: If you are thinking about buying this, just take my word for it and do it. I only used it for my senior year and it was still worth it. For my first three years I went to a school checkout counter to borrow every single resistor that I used. I can't tell you how many times I walked between that counter and my desk. I only regret not buying it sooner. In fact, if you're an underclassman, you may even consider buying two since you will inevitably lose some along the way.

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Found the list and Ohm range very complete and in the ~ 5% range with 1/2Wat only wasted energy in my expectations! Very Happy!