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Re: high power resistor



Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

or, if you are really cheap, a water resistor (I use copper sulfate, but any
salt works.)
http://home.earthlink-dot-net/~jimlux/hv/rwater.htm

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Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 8:04 PM
Subject: high power resistor


> Original poster: "bob golding by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
<yubba-at-clara-dot-net>
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> HI All,
>     I have been looking around for cheap source of resistors too use in
> my DC power supply project. I have looked at the various options and
> they are all outside my present budget. (around 150 dollars) this is for
> a 1 kw 5 k ohm resistor. I want to try making one using nichrome wire as
> this should be considerably cheaper. Anyone tried this?. It just rankles
> to have to spend so much on a resistor :-(( Don't mind spending this
> amount on something like a transformer on a cap, but a resistor?
>
> cheers
> bob golding
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