[AMPS] Power Handling of Resistors

[Peter Chadwick]

Dave says:

	>(2)  Neither does he have any concept of the DIFFERENCE  in the
application 
	>of that small amount of power for 500ms, the length of which is
controlled by 
	>the pushing of a microphone button, as opposed to the UNCONTROLLED
avalanch 
	>of the dumping of ca. several joules of energy in a very short time
which 
	>usually ends in the catatrsopic destruction of a bandswitch or
other tank 
	>component.

Dave, are you saying that the amount of energy involved in 160 watts for
500msec is not the same as 1600watts for 50msec or 16kW for 5msec? Or am I
misunderstanding you?

73

Peter G3RZP


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