# LibrePCB Base resistor component **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [April 23, 2026, 10:33am UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/librepcb-base-resistor-component/1029 "2026-04-23T10:33:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![w0l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a88e4f/32.png) [@w0l](https://librepcb.discourse.group/u/w0l)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 10:33am UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/librepcb-base-resistor-component/1029/1 "2026-04-23T10:33:29Z")
Hi, The resistor component element within the LibrePCB Base library doesn’t have pad/pin connections (at least in my package) leading to an error when attempting to place the component. I can see the allocate the pins to the pads in the read only library however (obviously) cannot save it. How can I rectify this? Cheers, ---
**Author:** ![ubruhin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c89c15/32.png) [@ubruhin](https://librepcb.discourse.group/u/ubruhin)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 11:22am UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/librepcb-base-resistor-component/1029/2 "2026-04-23T11:22:46Z")
Hi, That is hard to believe. Maybe you created your own resistor device and/or package, and the problem is there? Anyway, please post the exact error message and/or screenshots about the problem. ---
**Author:** ![w0l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a88e4f/32.png) [@w0l](https://librepcb.discourse.group/u/w0l)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 11:41am UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/librepcb-base-resistor-component/1029/3 "2026-04-23T11:41:21Z")
Thanks for the prompt response. Haven’t created any resistor library, however being new to the package I won’t say that I haven’t changed something I shouldn’t have…somewhere… ![resistor base library](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/librepcb1/original/1X/5a54853fe97d5903d7f8660701ee8d5e316f8448.png) ![resistor placement](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/librepcb1/original/1X/846a27087c07d2cc47c3bd246f1fd5c6e494e1cb.png) ---
**Author:** ![ubruhin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c89c15/32.png) [@ubruhin](https://librepcb.discourse.group/u/ubruhin)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/librepcb-base-resistor-component/1029/4 "2026-04-23T12:22:31Z")
Is it possible that you have a copy of the Resistor component in your “My Library”, where you made some (breaking) changes? At least from your screenshots this would be the most logical explanation. The library elements in the Base library are all fine, I just checked it. ---
**Author:** ![ubruhin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c89c15/32.png) [@ubruhin](https://librepcb.discourse.group/u/ubruhin)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/librepcb-base-resistor-component/1029/5 "2026-04-23T12:25:44Z")
(and your resistor symbol is clearly not the shape from our libraries, so these are for sure not the original library elements) I think you made a breaking change to our resistor component. You’ll need to delete that incompatible component from your local library. ---
**Author:** ![w0l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a88e4f/32.png) [@w0l](https://librepcb.discourse.group/u/w0l)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 1:11pm UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/librepcb-base-resistor-component/1029/6 "2026-04-23T13:11:53Z")
![placing resistor from base library american](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/librepcb1/original/1X/45bc0d26267cc90f55094c0757c4b6018b8e65df.png) ![resistor base library components](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/librepcb1/original/1X/b32a402d5ddcc9f14f96664940edc0196ca2658f.png) ![resistor base library footprints](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/librepcb1/original/1X/e323f295b19fdb2fd1f51a78025afc106e70e4c5.png) ![placing resistor from base library](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/librepcb1/original/1X/866ef41d93ed55b7e2ef78181040bafc0d8c56df.png) I’m not sure as to which symbol you are referring to? The EU vs American schematic symbol (base library) or the foot print ? ---
**Author:** ![w0l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a88e4f/32.png) [@w0l](https://librepcb.discourse.group/u/w0l)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 1:15pm UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/librepcb-base-resistor-component/1029/7 "2026-04-23T13:15:51Z")
![My Library](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/librepcb1/original/1X/9366ac7ea4527578ac3c277ce834a0cb5b1e4c85.png) This is all I have in My Library ---
**Author:** ![ubruhin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c89c15/32.png) [@ubruhin](https://librepcb.discourse.group/u/ubruhin)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/librepcb-base-resistor-component/1029/8 "2026-04-23T13:53:41Z")
You are on the “Fuse Holders” category. Select “All Elements” and send me a screenshot of the 9 contained elements please (the list, not all the elements). ---
**Author:** ![ubruhin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c89c15/32.png) [@ubruhin](https://librepcb.discourse.group/u/ubruhin)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/librepcb-base-resistor-component/1029/9 "2026-04-23T13:57:58Z")
Also it looks like you have more unofficial libraries installed (your Add Component dialog shows a “TinySine” category, which exists neither in our official libraries nor in your My Library - so there must be other libraries installed). The issue can be in another unofficial library. In any of those libraries there will be a “Resistor” component which is broken. ---
**Author:** ![w0l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a88e4f/32.png) [@w0l](https://librepcb.discourse.group/u/w0l)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/librepcb-base-resistor-component/1029/10 "2026-04-23T14:19:45Z")
![all elements](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/librepcb1/original/1X/a5352c4c1fe2e6d10bf28462c5ffa3df945606a8.png) ---
**Author:** ![ubruhin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c89c15/32.png) [@ubruhin](https://librepcb.discourse.group/u/ubruhin)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/librepcb-base-resistor-component/1029/11 "2026-04-23T14:26:36Z")
And any other libraries installed? Can you show the list of installed local libraries in the side panel? ---
**Author:** ![w0l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a88e4f/32.png) [@w0l](https://librepcb.discourse.group/u/w0l)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/librepcb-base-resistor-component/1029/12 "2026-04-23T14:36:56Z")
I saved the workspaces and reinstalled from scratch.. So far so good. Will try it and see how it goes. Thanks for the assistance. Cheers, ---
**Author:** ![ubruhin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c89c15/32.png) [@ubruhin](https://librepcb.discourse.group/u/ubruhin)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/librepcb-base-resistor-component/1029/13 "2026-04-23T14:39:17Z")
Alright. A tip to avoid this kind of issue in future: Whenever the following banner appears, **do not proceed!** ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/librepcb1/original/1X/2b6fc39d888ce27298adb78f85ccd77f99dd4409.png) In future versions I will make it impossible/harder to save breaking changes to disk to avoid this kind of problem. ---
**Author:** ![Walter11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a88e4f/32.png) [@Walter11](https://librepcb.discourse.group/u/Walter11)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/librepcb-base-resistor-component/1029/14 "2026-04-28T16:42:17Z")
> [@w0l](#): > > How can I rectify this? 🤔 maybe use a Diode?