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Default Is the wattage linear on a wirewound adjustible resistor?

On 2/26/2017 4:49 PM, Phil Allison wrote:
mike wrote:



If you tie the ends together, you get a 12.5 ohm resistor.



** Wrong - you get a 6.25ohm resistor IF the slider in centralised.

There are then two, 12.5 ohm sections in parallel.



.... Phil

Yep, brain fart on my part.