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Old 04-30-2009, 04:55 PM   #1105 (permalink)
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It's designed to take pack voltage if the current falls off exponentially, but not continuous current. Filling up the capacitors for 5 time constants is no problem for it. It's a 40 watt 2.5 Ohm resistor.
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