12 May
2006
12 May
'06
1:09 p.m.
Rumor has it that Dennis Boone may have mentioned these words:
Or get thee to a shop and obtain three 5 watt 4.8 ohm resistors,
and wire them in parallel.
And can you get them at RatShack? That's the only "parts shop" I have
access to within driving distance (and by driving distance I mean 100 miles
in any direction whilst staying in the U.S. No, I haven't had a chance to
go get a $*#&#@^ passport just to go to Canada!!! :-/ ) - With their
current slogan of "You have questions, we have stupid looks & cellphones" I
doubt they carry anything of worth, let alone 5W power resistors...
However, I suppose I could go look...
Thanks!
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
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Roger "Merch" Merchberger | "Bugs of a feather flock together."
sysadmin, Iceberg Computers | Russell Nelson
zmerch at 30below.com |
The problem is I need to use a PC power supply
(AT-class with it's own
power switch) as a 12V power source, and the only one I have access to
needs a minimum load of 3Amp on the +5Volt line.
How about a light bulb? I'd try a bulb for an automotive brake light.
If one's not enough, you could connect a few in parallel. If you
find the 6V variety, it might work even better, but you should at
least draw some reasonable current with the 12V ones. If you really
wanted to have fun, you could try a headlight...