09-11-2019, 11:40 AM
(09-11-2019, 08:00 AM)ppppenguin Wrote: The price is a bit of a shock. The RS parts are over 20p each. 0.25W 1% metal film parts are usually under 2p each.
Yes, I noticed the high prices too!
When I started work in 1960, we bought Erie 20% resistors in dozens, neatly packed in cardboard packets with cellophane windows, for 4d each - just under 2p, the price you quoted for modern 1% components.
Using the Bank of England's inflation calculator, 4d in 1960 would have been 7s 6½d - ~38p in 2018!
