Re: high power resistor

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Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "bob golding by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <yubba-at-clara-dot-net>
> 
> 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

	C and H Sales (Google Search) has 50k, 100 watt resistors for $7.00
each.  Ten in parallel would be cheaper than your price.  Bet you could
do better yet if you looked around some more.

Ed