Re: Water Cooled Power Resistor Gets Rusty

D from BC wrote:

[snip]

The device under test is safe to overload..so if I get a liquid short
out..it's ok...

If it can tolerate the lower cold filament resistance, use a light bulb
(or several with switches to vary the load).

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