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Originally Posted by Eric H
I'm still not sure about upping the wattage on resistors. I think I'd rather have a resistor smoke than a flyback or transformer. Granted a half watt or a watt may not make much difference.
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Interesting thought. Though I'll add a "mains" fuse and then there is a .250 amp fuse in the HV cage. Though I'm not really sure what it protects.
All of the modern day 1/2W resistors seem to have very wimpy leads on them. Great for use on PCB's but not so good for point-to-point wiring. Another reason I used 1W, their leads are thicker.