Morden2004
Relaxin'
One of the items on my DIY list was to make a dummy load for testing and troubleshooting amplifiers and receivers.
I was expecting to have to cobble together a bunch of 50 watt resistors =- having done this several years ago.
The reason for expecting to use 50 watt resistors was the cost - high wattage resistors are expensive and I'm on a budget.
But! eBay to the rescue. I love that marketplace.
I located a guy selling a batch (15) power resistors - mostly 50 ohm 100 watt which I was quite prepared to lash together to give me 12 ohms for testing with.
Well, this guy also had what is in the picture below - a pair of 8 ohm 300 watt Milwaukee ballast resistors. 300 watts!!! Exactly 8 ohms!!!
My Dummy Load will be ready shortly. The big (12 inches long!) double resistor at the top of the picture is the 8 ohm 300 watt unit. One of the 50 ohm 100 watt resistors is showing in the box.
Paul
I was expecting to have to cobble together a bunch of 50 watt resistors =- having done this several years ago.
The reason for expecting to use 50 watt resistors was the cost - high wattage resistors are expensive and I'm on a budget.
But! eBay to the rescue. I love that marketplace.
I located a guy selling a batch (15) power resistors - mostly 50 ohm 100 watt which I was quite prepared to lash together to give me 12 ohms for testing with.
Well, this guy also had what is in the picture below - a pair of 8 ohm 300 watt Milwaukee ballast resistors. 300 watts!!! Exactly 8 ohms!!!
My Dummy Load will be ready shortly. The big (12 inches long!) double resistor at the top of the picture is the 8 ohm 300 watt unit. One of the 50 ohm 100 watt resistors is showing in the box.
Paul