Tech equipment and a dummy load?

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beasleybodyshop
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Re: Tech equipment and a dummy load?

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Martin, is there an alternative to the 16R 300 watt power resistor? Could you use a 100watt 25R with adjustable lugs and accomplish the same thing? Those 300w jobs arent cheap :)
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Just take the element out of the water heater that is in the front yard. :lol:
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Re: Tech equipment and a dummy load?

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Sorry, I didn't see this question until earlier today. No alternates for the Ohmite 300W that I know of. For the 100W 25R, if you only use part of the resistor the wattage rating may be reduced. No cheaper but better is two 8R non-adjustable 300W Ohmites.
beasleybodyshop wrote:Martin, is there an alternative to the 16R 300 watt power resistor? Could you use a 100watt 25R with adjustable lugs and accomplish the same thing? Those 300w jobs arent cheap :)
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