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Old 11-20-2013, 10:53 PM
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Right and P is also I2 X R. So if B+ is drawing 320mA, then you'll have (0.32 * 0.32) * 39 = 4 watts out of that resistor so a 5W should be OK, but maybe 7W for a little overhead. Or use a smaller 5W resistor like 33 or 27 ohms.
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