Correct wattage

[Robert_Fay]

@ldboehm we run into this a lot and I actually wrote a post to help show how some resistors with the same watt value are smaller than others.

Physical size of a through hole resistor

One call our customer service department has been getting more of recently is, people thinking they have gotten the wrong resistor because the body of the resistor is smaller than similar resistors they have received in the past. Often when the customer reviews the physical specifications in the data sheet they find they have the correct part. Many of the through hole resistor manufacturers have started to come out with mini lines to meet an ever growing demand for smaller and smaller parts. Yo…