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chokes (and BIG Resistors) (power lost in RC)




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From:  Homer Lea [SMTP:HomerLea-at-aol-dot-com]
Sent:  Wednesday, May 27, 1998 9:40 AM
To:  tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject:  Re: chokes (and BIG Resistors) (power lost in RC)

In a message dated 5/26/98 11:56:14 PM Pacific Daylight Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
writes:

> multiplying by 120 charge cycles / second gives an average power in the
>  resistor of 1.35 Watts
>  
If you multiply by 100000 Hz instead of 120 you get lots of watts. Isn't the
resistor burning up a sign of rf feeding back through the resistor??? Question
from NON-electronics wizard.

jim heagy