OT(ish): Using "Classic" CPU as power resistor...

Rumor has it that Peter C. Wallace may have mentioned these words: OK, believe it or not, RatShack may have had what I need in enough quantity (Gasp) so I think I'm covered there. They had 1 Ohm 10W power resisters, 2/pack for $1.79. 5 packs, that should get me going. (I may have to set up 2 PS's). As an offtopic question: how much heat will the sand/cement-type wirewound resistors emit? Can I heat-shrink 2 of them together and be OK, or will it get too hot & melt/crack the tubing? I'm thinking "small modules" of 2 each of these... fewer connections floating around is good. ;-) The PS wanted 3A at 5V, and the hard drives (working or otherwise) I had kicking around only ate .7A to .8A each, so I'd have needed 4+ of them - assuming they'd draw that much current w/no 12V going to it. WRT the CPU needing a clock - I could grab a 5V can oscillator from a dead mobo & feed it a clock... Maybe I'll diddle with that *anyway* just because I'm durned curious now... ;-) Just think: A variable dummy load; set it to how much power you want it to eat just by changing the oscillator... ;-) I was not told what kind of enclosure this was going in, so I didn't know if there'd be room for the whole mobo; or used headlamps, or... which is why I was thinking CPU. Ah well... thanks for all the advice, guys! Laterz, Roger "Merch" Merchberger -- Roger "Merch" Merchberger -- SysAdmin, Iceberg Computers zmerch at 30below.com Hi! I am a .signature virus. Copy me into your .signature to join in!