Alex Freed wrote:
"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message _L2dnfQoIfouHnvYnZ2dnUVZ_v-tnZ2d@comcast.com">news:_L2dnfQoIfouHnvYnZ2dnUVZ_v-tnZ2d@comcast.com...I use a 5 Ohm 20W resistor for the +5v and a 10 Ohm 20W resistor for the +12v lines to check out supplies.20W resistors are a bit exotic this day and age. I like using 12 V lamps. For example car parking lights. Halogen bulbs are too hot :) -Alex.
They show up pretty regularly on the surplus market. I think these were four for a dollar. ;-) -michael NadaNet networking for Apple II computers! Home page: http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/ "The wastebasket is our most important design tool--and it's seriously underused."