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In Reply to: 100 watt bulb alternatives? posted by mitch2 on January 29, 2006 at 18:34:27:
R=E^2/PR= Unkown Resistor value
E= 120 Volts
P= 100 WattsSo (120*120)/100= 2.4 Ohms
Thats going to get HOT!
So buy a 200 Watt or 300 Watt rated resistor if you do not want it to be a space heater.
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Follow Ups
- 2.4 Ohms - Tweekeng 22:06:35 01/30/06 (10)
- Yeah well at least I admit my mistake, I didnt see you guys helping him at all - Tweekeng 06:39:50 01/31/06 (1)
- Rude, crude and uncalled for... - Tin Ear 07:14:22 01/31/06 (0)
- Re: 2.4 Ohms - jea48 04:24:32 01/31/06 (5)
- Doh! - Tweekeng 06:20:57 01/31/06 (4)
- Re: Doh! - jneutron 13:37:38 01/31/06 (0)
- There are some advantages being old enough ... - clifff 08:36:38 01/31/06 (2)
- I bought my first calculator in 1973.... - jea48 19:41:29 01/31/06 (1)
- I bought the same one, - mitch2 05:57:32 02/01/06 (0)
- False maths and logic! - clifff 02:52:31 01/31/06 (0)
- That looks like 6000 watts to me... - Tin Ear 23:19:25 01/30/06 (0)