[AMPS] TL-922 Filament Transformer Protection
Peter Chadwick
Peter_Chadwick@mitel.com
Wed, 9 Jun 1999 08:40:30 +0100
Rich says:
>>Did you take into account the fact that resistor dissipation goes down
>>with increasing temperature?
>>
>? This is clearly not the case. Resistor dissipation is a function of
>resistance and current squared.
The context that Jon intended is:
'Did you take into account the fact that the manufacturers' rated
dissipation for a resistor decreases as the ambient temperature increases?'
Thus, his statement is correct.
73
Peter G3RZP
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