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<blockquote data-quote="maylar" data-source="post: 8089393" data-attributes="member: 541144"><p>I have 200 watts of dummy load screwed to a steel plate for heatsink:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8034/8066475435_d3914e2a92_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>For short tests (a few seconds) I can immerse them in a bucket of ice water and they'll be OK to about 400 watts. But if you run them at more than 2X the rating they'll burn out quick. You can get power resistors from Mouser or DigiKey.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="maylar, post: 8089393, member: 541144"] I have 200 watts of dummy load screwed to a steel plate for heatsink: [IMG]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8034/8066475435_d3914e2a92_z.jpg[/IMG] For short tests (a few seconds) I can immerse them in a bucket of ice water and they'll be OK to about 400 watts. But if you run them at more than 2X the rating they'll burn out quick. You can get power resistors from Mouser or DigiKey. [/QUOTE]
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