Carbon Comps remain a useful choice for switch mode power supplies as well as many other snubber and energy dumping applications. The RC Series is also a popular choice for surge withstanding in meters and data collection devices as well as a variety of lighting products.
The RC series is available in ¼ watt, and ½ watt sizes in resistance values from 1Ω up to 22MΩ. Standard tolerances are five and ten percent.