[GreenKeys] Loop supply rheostats Watt Rating?

[Jeffrey Angus]

On 9/12/19 10:41 PM, hwhall at compuserve.com wrote:
> If we only used half the resistance windings, the entire unit's mass
> & area is still there as a heat sink/radiator.
But that's not how variable resistors are rated.
The rating is maximum current. Period.
If you exceed the maximum current rating, you risk watching
your rheostat turn into a very expensive fuse.


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