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Old 2nd May 2019, 9:56 pm   #58
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Default Re: Elizabethan LZ-29

I'd bank on the 200VAC range readings being correct, in which case the power being dissipated is less than a watt, which is low for a wirewound resistor of that size.

If the 750VAC range readings are correct then the power being dissipated is nearly 100 watts which looks impossible.

I'd leave it running for a while and only get worried if the paint starts burning off the resistors.
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