[GreenKeys] Loop supply rheostats Watt Rating?

[Peter Gottlieb]

Or a LER (Light Emitting Resistor).


Peter

> On Sep 12, 2019, at 11:54 PM, Jeffrey Angus <jdangus at att.net> wrote:
> 
>> 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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