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Hi all,

For a project where space is extremely tight I am looking for some extra small resistors (in the range of 100Ω-150Ω) to limit the current to segments of a led display. It would ideally only have a 0.1" body length, so I can stick the two pins in adjacent holes of a stripboard (with the connection between those holes scratched out). Unfortunately SIL resistor arrays wouldn't work (I think), as I have to lead each resistor to an individual output of a shift register. DIL resistor arrays would be ideal, but those always seem to span three holes, like an IC. Does anyone have an idea?

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Would you be able to stand a regular axial resistor on end?
like so:
http://server.ibfriedrich.com/wiki/ibfwikien/images/8/8a/Rstehend3.png

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Try 1206 or 0805 surface mount resistors between adjacent tracks on the solder side?  Or 1/8W through-hole components with one lead folded over?

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@ stoopkid: Thanks, I hadn't thought of that yet! Then I would have to be extra careful to prevent adjacent resistors touching each other's wires, but it should be doable.

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Should be easy to slip shrink wrap if that becomes an actual issue. I'm sure there's plenty of ways to deal with that.

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If they are 0.1" apart that's miles!  Anyhow the resistor bodies prevent much movement if side-by-side.

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Thanks guys