The wire wound are about half the price, but that matters not.  I just want to keep the magic smoke inside the box and the propeller going round and round.

 

Suggestions?

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David Leonard

 

The first job you get as a tech in Bell Labs was inspecting the wire wound resisters lines. Using a form of thin Nickel chromium wire as a resister gives you a predictable outcome based on the length of the wire used. Wire ends are spot welded to the terminals. Spreads heated area out a bit for better cooling. Will be

bigger than some forms of resistor. Can be mounted away from heat sensitive components. Not very sensitive to momentary over voltage episodes. Some designs can be held to the center of a spec at little cost. Let a little air get to them and they are reliable as a stone.

 

Lynn E. Hanover

Western Electric

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