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Old Feb 19, 2001 | 09:05 PM
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Resistor variance for VATS bypass

Does anyone know if the VATS bypass resistor outlined in tech has to be exactly the same.I checked my key with 2 different meters and one read 520 the other 528.Thanks Mike
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Old Feb 19, 2001 | 11:56 PM
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It doesn't need to be dead on. Just get the closest resistor you can find at your local Radio Shack.
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Old Feb 20, 2001 | 12:43 AM
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Yeah - if you think about it, it CAN'T be dead on: the current has to flow through quite a bit of wire (mostly tiny wire that certainly ups the resistance) so there must be variance. As a rule of thumb if there are two close choices get the one with lower resistance, or for $.50 a pop, get both. I mean there's frugality and there's just plain CHEAP!

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