04-25-2016, 02:36 PM
Kestas
No, heat is not the function, heat is a by-product of a resistor.
And in some cases the heat is very small and the resistor does not need cooling, so potting is totally benign.
The resistors typically were wire-wound, I measured some (I had to gut the block and so re-using the resistor was not an option) of theme and after this many years the resistance was right where it was declared, meaning it did just fine.
No one would pot a resistor that would be intended to dissipate a significant amount of heat.
No, heat is not the function, heat is a by-product of a resistor.
And in some cases the heat is very small and the resistor does not need cooling, so potting is totally benign.
The resistors typically were wire-wound, I measured some (I had to gut the block and so re-using the resistor was not an option) of theme and after this many years the resistance was right where it was declared, meaning it did just fine.
No one would pot a resistor that would be intended to dissipate a significant amount of heat.
People who do not drink, do not smoke, do not eat red meat will one day feel really stupid lying there and dying from nothing.
