I would think the "rating" about 150 to 200 watts max.....
73
Jim W7RY
-----Original Message-----
From: Hugo W. Catta <hugo@banet.net>
To: amps@contesting.com <amps@contesting.com>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
Date: Saturday, February 06, 1999 12:36 PM
Subject: [AMPS] What is this resistor rating?
>
>Hi -
>
>I have a 1" diam. by 12" long 47 ohms carborundum resistor.
>As a dry dummy load, it gets very hot at about 700 watts after about 15
>seconds. I wonder what is the nominal rating of this thing.
>
>Thank You
>
>Hugo,
>CX9AAK/W2
>
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