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Old 10-23-2017, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by madlabs View Post
Two equal resistors in series adds the resistance and the wattage remains the same.
The wattage rating for the pair would double, wouldn't it? For example, with two equal-value half-watters in series, the wattage rating for the pair would be 1 watt, seems like (since the working voltage across each will be halved).

Whereas a pair of half-watters in parallel also has a 1 watt rating because the current through each is halved.
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