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RE: Re: Electronics help needed, resistor keeps failing. ..


  • Subject: RE: Re: Electronics help needed, resistor keeps failing. ..
  • From: "Ward, David" <DAvid.Ward@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 10:11:19 +0100

Steve,

The part you suggested, D47K, looks as though it should be okay

I can't see heat resitant sleeving on the Maplin site, will have a look in
the paper catalogue

Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Edwards [mailto:edwards_sj@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 30 March 2006 16:02
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Electronics help needed, resistor keeps failing.
..


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Ward, David" <DAvid.Ward@...>
wrote:

> You need to check the maximum rated voltage of the resistor
> Be aware that although we are talking about 240VAC this is actually
> the rms value so the peak is nearer 340V
> I'd go for a 2W or more resistor, it may also be worth putting it in
> heat resistant sleeving.

Can you give me a link to the components you recommend?

a maplin code for the resistor and sleeving would be most helpful :-)

Cheers

Steve








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