[AMPS] amplifier problems

Gilmer, Mike mgilmer@gnlp.com
Wed, 13 Oct 1999 10:28:44 -0400


On Wednesday, October 13, 1999 10:20 AM, measures
[SMTP:measures@vcnet.com] wrote:
> >
> >Hello all...have an old alpha 374   the resister across the step down
> >relay, a 10 ohm 13 watt wire would burned up....question...can I
replace
> >this with a 10 ohm 20 watt, what I have available or should I replace
it
> >with an exact same wattage???   thanks all   Tim   WB8OWX
> >
> I have seen ww resistors of the same physical size rated from 10w to
13w. 

Your point?

>  A 10w, 10-ohm resistor should probably work ok in this application.  

That's not what he asked.
A 20W, if it fits physically, will be OK.

> However, there is a chance that the resistor was not defective in the 
> first place, and there is a circuit fault which caused the failure.  
> 

True enough, but since a 10W "should probably" maybe it "might not".

73
Mike
N2MG

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