Re: high power resistor

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Original poster: "brian by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <ka1bbg1-at-mcttelecom-dot-com>

Hi,somebody should be able to come up with a surplus resistor,but if not
nichrome wire wound on a ceramic form will work. maybe scrounge up a few
heating elements to do the job. cul brian
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Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 8:55 AM
Subject: high power resistor


> Original poster: "bob golding by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-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?
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> cheers
> bob golding
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