RIP 100 watt bulbs

[GreyGeek]

Re: RIP 100 watt bulbs

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That's 100W dissipation ability. Nice resistor btw. It's for audio testing ....

Obviously!

That resistor won't know its not being used in an audio circuit, and the heat it radiates won't know either

However, if you plug it into residential wiring in North America, then 8 ohms will draw 15 amps. IOW 1800 watts. I wonder what that smells like.

I just offered a resistor, not a circuit! I leave that to you as an exercise! (Hint: SCR and current limiting diodes to get 28.2V across the resistor with a current of 3.53A through it)


BTW, it smells HOT!