Overview
The Motorola 6-476116 is a classic carbon composition resistor that delivers stable, predictable performance in analog circuits, audio equipment, and vintage electronic systems. With a 270Ω resistance value and 2W power rating, the Motorola 6-476116 suits mid-power biasing, load, and protection applications where traditional carbon composition construction is preferred.
Key Features
- Resistance: 270Ω with ±10% tolerance
- Power rating: 2W for reliable mid-power dissipation
- Construction: Carbon composition for temperature stability and noise characteristics valued in audio and RF applications
- Termination: Axial leads with solder-plated copper for easy PCB integration
- New condition: Stored in protective packaging
Technical Specifications
- Resistance Value: 270Ω
- Tolerance: ±10%
- Power Rating: 2W
- Termination Style: Axial leads
- Lead Diameter: Approx. 0.032″
- Body Material: Carbon composition
- Operating Temperature Range: –55°C to +125°C (typical for carbon composition)
- Voltage Rating: 500V (typical for 2W composition resistors)
Typical Applications
- Tube amplifier bias networks and cathode circuits
- Vintage radio and audio equipment restoration and repair
- Legacy industrial control and measurement systems
- Load resistors in power supplies and output stages
- Current-limiting and protective circuits where noise performance is secondary to reliability
Compatibility & Replacements
Compatible With
- Tube radio and amplifier circuits requiring carbon composition stability
- Vintage electronic equipment designed for axial-lead resistors
- Industrial control panels and legacy test equipment
- Analog and RF circuits tolerant of carbon composition characteristics
Replaces / Drop-In Replacement For
- Motorola 6-476116 original equipment and repairs
- Other vintage 270Ω 2W carbon composition resistors with axial leads and ±10% tolerance
- Verify compatibility with your system integrator before ordering if exact substitution is critical.
Works With
- Universal through-hole PCB layouts designed for 0.032″ diameter leads
- Vintage tube radio and amplifier schematics specifying carbon composition 270Ω 2W components
- Legacy industrial control schematics requiring 270Ω load resistors
