On Oct 9, 5:15*am, "larry moe 'n curly"
wrote:
When run at its rated power?
I'm referring to 1/4 - 10 watt resistors in TVs and PC power supplies,
probably in 30-50 Celcius surrounding air.
I thought that resistors were supposed to be chosen for twice the
actual power, but I've seen many 0.5W to 1.0W resistors run at almost
exactly their rated power continuously.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jhjb4P_jnKk