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Old 09-12-2014, 05:57 PM   #4
JayG
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The physical size will also give you some idea of the resistor wattage

I believe Tom's calculation will give you the wattage draw based on the voltage.
You need to have a resistor that is rated higher than the actual draw or It will burn up
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