>
>Rich says:
>
>>>Did you take into account the fact that resistor dissipation goes down
>>>with increasing temperature?
>>>
>>? This is clearly not the case. Resistor dissipation is a function of
>>resistance and current squared.
>
>The context that Jon intended is:
>
>'Did you take into account the fact that the manufacturers' rated
>dissipation for a resistor decreases as the ambient temperature increases?'
>
? Your statement looks correct to me, Peter.
>Thus, his statement is correct.
>
? adj. history
- cheers, Peter.
Rich...
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