> The same thing happens when manufacturing even basic electronic components like resistors.
EEVblog did some tests[1][2] some time ago on ±1% resistors, and found that while his samples were fairly Gaussian and within the spec, the ones from his second batch were consistently low. That is, none were above the rated value.
So yeah, don't assume a perfect Gaussian distribution when using resistors.
EEVblog did some tests[1][2] some time ago on ±1% resistors, and found that while his samples were fairly Gaussian and within the spec, the ones from his second batch were consistently low. That is, none were above the rated value.
So yeah, don't assume a perfect Gaussian distribution when using resistors.
[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WAhTdWErrU
[2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSmiDzbVt_U