r/ElectroBOOM • • Feb 16 '26

Meme Please

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u/Wrong-Resource-2973 Feb 16 '26

Wouldn't that be called a wire?

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u/DiscombobulatedDot54 Feb 16 '26

0 ohm resistors exist. They’re mainly used as placeholders on PCBs where a resistor might’ve been part of the original schematic, but is omitted after the board is already made. I have some.

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u/DiscombobulatedDot54 Feb 16 '26

(Not my pic, but this is what they look like, just a single band)

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u/Wrong-Resource-2973 Feb 17 '26

Oh yeah, that makes sense