Ben Okopnik wrote: > This is the approach that I'll be taking (I like the way you think, Jim: > it's brilliant, since it matches my own mental pretzel-bending... :) The > only problem _there,_ as you can probably guess, is resistor wattage: > the running current on this motor seems to be about 1.5A, I need to > limit it to ~700mA (that being the specified running current of the old > motor), so it seems like I need to experiment with 4-8 ohm resistors - > which, according to Dr. Ohm, will require a _minimum_ wattage of 8-12W. > Good engineering practice makes that 16-24W. > > In other words, *YIKES*. :) > > Well, if you don't mind a series/parallel array I see on ebay
LOT OF 25, 3 OHM 10 WATT 10W WIREWOUND RESISTOR, LOT#67 <http://cgi.ebay.com/LOT-OF-25-3-OHM-10-WATT-10W-WIREWOUND-RESISTOR-LOT-67_W0QQitemZ370143952279QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item562e4c7d97&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1205%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50> For only $10. Jim. _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
