[ARC5] Collins xfmr ratings

[KG4KGL]

Kenneth,

I was tracking FB until the paragraph below. Are you saying the 10k  bleeder would only be consuming 25 watts, but a 50 watt resistor is used for a good safety margin?

Tnx

Robert
KG4KGL


> On Aug 15, 2014, at 12:43, "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com> wrote:
> 
> Although I have not done the math, I would think that if you used an 8 H 
> choke, you could use an almost 10K bleeder, which would then only have to 
> be 50 watts, and the bleeder would be drawing only 25 watts.