tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146246558798303856.post7572020777878199814..comments2024-03-25T11:45:15.794-04:00Comments on Ham Radio - QRP: Resistance IS NOT FUTILEAA4OOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08437750216586991500noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146246558798303856.post-79999476919487092002019-07-22T18:59:35.116-04:002019-07-22T18:59:35.116-04:00> The number of resistors would have averaged o...> The number of resistors would have averaged out the differences<br />Yes for resistance, it will be ~50 Omh, but not for the power dissipation. The smallest one takes the most current and heats up the most. Potentially blowing up. Igorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02481876214178957514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146246558798303856.post-55463338103679021792016-02-07T09:05:36.147-05:002016-02-07T09:05:36.147-05:00Good point. Yes you'd want to use the same va...Good point. Yes you'd want to use the same value for all your resistors otherwise the lower value resistors would have more current flowing through them and likely burn up or at least get hot quicker and skew the value of resistance for the load.AA4OOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08437750216586991500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146246558798303856.post-81108021676528617372016-02-06T23:36:35.901-05:002016-02-06T23:36:35.901-05:00Hiya Richard! Great write up on brewing your own d...Hiya Richard! Great write up on brewing your own dummy! Just a quick note for simplification on this for anyone else wanting to build one of these. Just remember that, the total resistance of a number of EQUAL resistors in parallel is equal to the resistance of one resistor, divided by the number of resistors. So in Richards case it is 1000ohms divided by 20, giving you your 50 ohms. GearJammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01270740890534376493noreply@blogger.com