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Q&A More accuracy from multiple resistors in series or parallel?

What happens to the overall accuracy of a resistor if I implement it as multiple resistors in series or parallel? For example, can I get better than 2 kΩ 5% by putting two 1 kΩ 5% resistors in ser...

2 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by coquelicot‭

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#2: Post edited by user avatar Olin Lathrop‭ · 2020-10-21T21:17:53Z (over 3 years ago)
  • What happens to the overall accuracy of a resistor if I implement it as multiple resistors in series or parallel? For example, can I get better than 2 k&Omega; 5% by putting two 1 k&Omega; 5% resistors in series? Or should I put them in parallel?
  • Is there some way to use multiple resistors to get tighter tolerance than any of the individual resistors?
  • What happens to the overall accuracy of a resistor if I implement it as multiple resistors in series or parallel? For example, can I get better than 2 k&Omega; 5% by putting two 1 k&Omega; 5% resistors in series? Or are two 4 k&Omega; 5% resistors in parallel better?
  • Is there some way to use multiple resistors to get tighter tolerance than any of the individual resistors?
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Olin Lathrop‭ · 2020-10-21T21:16:25Z (over 3 years ago)
More accuracy from multiple resistors in series or parallel?
What happens to the overall accuracy of a resistor if I implement it as multiple resistors in series or parallel?  For example, can I get better than 2 k&Omega; 5% by putting two 1 k&Omega; 5% resistors in series?  Or should I put them in parallel?

Is there some way to use multiple resistors to get tighter tolerance than any of the individual resistors?