[SOC] Looking to build a Dummy (Load)

[Carlos J Caro]

> 1) I guess I can figure out the value of 20 resistors I'd need to 
> get a 50 
> ohm result (well, maybe I can't.)  But what wattage should I use to 
> handle 
> 100 watts?  Am I going in parallel (yea, parallel, right? otherwise 
> I'd need 
> 100 watt resistors???, right?)  OK, so does that mean I'd need 20 
> five watt 
> resistors in parallel?
> 
Tom,

All your resistors will be in parallel so 50 ohms times 20 resistors
equal
1000 ohms. If each resistor is 2 watts the load 1will be a 40 watt that 
can handle the 100 watts for a short time.
 
 
Regards,
 
Carlos K4REI
 
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