Irresistible Pendant

A close-up of the pendant sitting in my palm.

What Is It?

A resistor kit I ordered came with a set of 0 Ω resistors. They serve no practical purpose to me, but I saw the opportunity for a great pun and a new aesthetic purpose.

The Crafts Side

This time around I ended up using 18 AWG copper wire from Home Depot. I love the look when it’s fresh, but it tends to tarnish rather quickly. I also intended the pendant to be more heart shaped, but the elongated shark’s tooth shape is pretty neat too.

The Technology Side

Zero-ohm resistors aren’t useful at all for hobbyists, as they’re electrically equivalent to plain old wires. They’re intended to be used by automated circuit assembly machines. These “pick-and-place” machines are designed to work with components that have specific shapes. So instead of making a new machine to connect wires, they just use the resistor machine instead.