Re: Epoxy 1/4 watt resistor to increase voltage and heat dissapation?

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Original poster: "Virtualgod" <mike.marcum-at-zoomtown-dot-com> 

Doesn't voltage over 500v on these make the resistance unstable (beyond the
usual tolerance) even if the don't blow up/ fry?

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Subject: RE: Epoxy 1/4 watt resistor to increase voltage and heat
dissapation?


 > Original poster: "Lau, Gary" <gary.lau-at-hp-dot-com>
 >
 > I would guess not.  Besides, a shiny brand-new 1/2W resistor costs
 > something like a penny a piece.  No doubt the epoxy would cost far more,
 > not to mention the trouble and mess.
 >
 > Gary Lau
 > MA, USA
 >
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 > Subject: Epoxy 1/4 watt resistor to increase voltage and heat
 > dissapation?
 >
 > Original poster: "Hydrogen18" <hydrogen18-at-hydrogen18-dot-com>
 >
 > Can I epoxy encase 1/4 or 1/8 watt resistors to increase the current and
 >
 > voltage rating? I've read the main problem with them is arcing from lead
 > to
 > lead not the carbon film giving way, leading me to this idea.
 >
 > ---Eric
 >
 >