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On Fri, 5 May 2017 09:38:02 -0700, VE7RF wrote:
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>## 8877 is 5 V at 10.5 Amps. That’s a hot resistance of .476 ohms.
>At just 3 volts, the current draw would likely be aprx 6.3 Amps = 18.9 watts
>And even less, if 2.5 V was used.
REPLY:
Heater resistance is not linear with temperature. You can not
calculate accurately using Ohm's law, it has to be measured.
73, Bill W6WRT
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