Curious-what causes Resistors to go bad/look burnt

thedeal7235 · Post by **thedeal7235** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:45 am

Thankfully ive yet to open any of the amps I have and see burnt/fried out resistors , but I am curious as to what causes this, or if theres even a straightforward answer????? Thanx guys-

Post by **stipud** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:28 am

Too much current... can be caused by anything. A failing transistor, hooking your leads up backwards, etc.

thedeal7235 · Post by **thedeal7235** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:34 am

hmmm, i just see that in pics alot when people open their amps up, and was wondering (not that im asking for it) why Ive never seen it-good to know, espicially since i had to replace a output transistor(+its compliment) on my old zx450, and never saw it -Thanks-