A method for making a plurality of surface mount resistors comprising: taking a ribbon comprising an elongated resistive strip (28), an elongated first metallic strip (32) and an elongated second metallic strip (30), the resistive strip having a longitudinal axis, an upper edge, a lower edge, a front flat surface, a rear flat surface and a central portion (12) between the upper and lower edges, the resistive strip being made of a resistive material and the first and second metallic strips being made of a metallic material that is different from the resistive material; joining the elongated first and second metallic strips to the front flat surface of the resistive strip adjacent the upper and lower edges thereof respectively, with the first and second metallic strips being spaced apart from one another across the central portion (12) of the resistive strip, the joining being done by a cladding process without the use of braising alloys or adhesive; making a plurality of cuts (50) in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the resistive strip so that the plurality of cuts extend through the resistive strip and the first and second strips to create a plurality of resistor bodies (51), each of the resistor bodies comprising a resistance member having front and back surfaces, first and second conductive metal terminal ends attached to the front surface of the resistance member and spaced apart from one another, and an exposed portion of the front surface of the resistance member between first and second terminal ends; connecting the plurality of resistor bodies together while making the plurality of cuts so as to hold the plurality of resistor bodies together; and severing the resistor bodies from one another to create the plurality of surface mount resistors. IMAGE
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