Replacing power resistor in RCA 630TS

[Phil Nelson]

A large power resistor on my RCA 630TS is shot. This is R185a/b, a two-section jobby spec'd at 1360 ohms/17 watt and 230 ohms/10 watt.

On page 500 of the Mouser catalog, I see an Ohmite adjustable vitreous enamel resistor in various values. I haven't used this kind before.

Am I right in guessing that you can adjust the resistor down from its maximum value? For example, if I got the 1.5K/25 watt, could I adjust it down to 1360 ohms? That would be much simpler than strapping together a bunch of fixed resistors to get these odd values.