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Old 02-02-2007, 10:46 AM   #85 (permalink)
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I might just do that Mike! PM me a list of what I need, or I can shoot you some $ and you get what you need, it's up to you brotha.

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Old 02-02-2007, 12:31 PM   #86 (permalink)
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Big thanks from over here, its been our to-do list for a while and you just made it too easy!!!

I didn't have a resistor and it works without ?? Only thing I've done different is put a voltmeter accross the 12v and it works ok

Tried it last night, and it ran 2 chargers fine

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Old 02-02-2007, 01:21 PM   #87 (permalink)
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I might just do that Mike! PM me a list of what I need, or I can shoot you some $ and you get what you need, it's up to you brotha.

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If you want to go with the same setup that Chris has, it's about $70. If you wanna do it, PM me and we'll figure it out.
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Old 02-02-2007, 01:22 PM   #88 (permalink)
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Big thanks from over here, its been our to-do list for a while and you just made it too easy!!!

I didn't have a resistor and it works without ?? Only thing I've done different is put a voltmeter accross the 12v and it works ok

Tried it last night, and it ran 2 chargers fine

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That's awesome news! Might not be the same type of supply I used, but that's perfect. Enjoy it!
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Old 02-02-2007, 01:23 PM   #89 (permalink)
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Chris,

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Old 02-02-2007, 01:40 PM   #91 (permalink)
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I'll give you a shout after next week Mike. I'll be out of town until next Saturday.

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Old 02-02-2007, 01:40 PM   #92 (permalink)
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A kiss? No, that would be considered foreplay...
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Old 02-02-2007, 01:41 PM   #93 (permalink)
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I'll give you a shout after next week Mike. I'll be out of town until next Saturday.

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Sounds good, Jay. Up to you, bud...
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No, it must be at least 10W, 10 ohm from my experience. Anything less than 10W will not put enough of a load on the board...
Two resistors, 4.7 ohms each, in series, will be 9.4 ohms and will actually put slightly more load on the PS than a single 10 ohm resistor. They will work fine.

The two 5 watt resistors, being equal resistance, will dissipate the power equally, so the equivalent power rating would be 10 watts. However, at 5 volts the actual power disspated should be only 2.6 watts. FWIW, a 10 ohm resistor across a 5v supply would be 2.5 watts. A smaller 10 ohm resistor rated at 5 watts would work fine.

So, use the 4.7 ohm resistors, they should work fine.

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Awesome! Thanks for the info, Bob!
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Old 02-02-2007, 02:26 PM   #96 (permalink)
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Man now its used. I will give you $10 LOL
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