Originally Posted By: daves66nova
I need to get 0.1 Ohm, 10%, 1 Watt. Question is, is it better to have a 5% or even 1%? I need to get 2 of these for someone to repair a board.
It depends on how close to 0.1 Ohm you need to be.
With a 10% tolerance, the actual resistance can be anything from 0.09 Ohm to 0.11 Ohm.
With a 1% tolerance, the actual resistance can be anything from 0.099 Ohm to 0.101 Ohm.