In Reply to: Why? posted by Lew on July 12, 2006 at 10:46:38:
will have less thermal noise than one resistor with the same resistance and half the wattage. So its the increase in heat dissapation that in theory will lower thermal noise. So instead of paralleling why not just use 3watt resistors?In practice I won't even bother. But this is the asylum.
Regards,
Bas
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- Theoretically 2 paralled resistors with increased wattaged - Bas Horneman 12:17:57 07/12/06 (4)
- Yes, this is the Asylum - Nickel Core 12:31:07 07/12/06 (3)
- Re: Yes, this is the Asylum - drlowmu 15:37:57 07/12/06 (1)
- Re: Yes, this is the Asylum - Nickel Core 20:22:14 07/12/06 (0)
- And right you are! We are in this with our own ears... - Bas Horneman 13:20:20 07/12/06 (0)