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EtherealWidow
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Hi wattage rheostats

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Where would you guys recommend buying rheostats? Specifically 25 ohm, 100W (minimum). Cheapest I've foud is $45 a pop.
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Check some of the electronic surplus sites.

These guys have quite a few:

http://www.alltronics.com
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What would you use that for?
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If you can manage with 35 Ohm, here at $12.
http://www.surplussales.com/Potentiomet ... ost-2.html
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xtian wrote:What would you use that for?
At that wattage, I assume he's building an l-pad.
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What am I doing with them? Well, the aforementioned dummy loads in a different thread won't work. Built them for the church with a line out, but they don't have the capability of using impulse responses, so I figure some cheap attenuators are in order.
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Sorry, I still can't figure out why you are using attenuators in a church. You also mentioned that it would be used for line out. I am not trying to be nosey but just like to learn what "church with a line out" really means.
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If you can use I have 2 pieces of a Ohmite 0534 50 Ohm 150W
I can sell you for $12.50 each
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