Re: GO-5 and WG6100 sense resistor wattages?

The manual I looked at (www.spies.com/arcade) said 2 ohms, 10 watts. In the
unlikely event that normal design practices were used, actual dissipation would
be more in the sub-5 watt range. But, hey, who actually designs by the rules
anymore?

Clay Cowgill wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> Does anyone happen to know off the top of their head how much power R720 or
> R620 in a GO-5 and/or R710 and R610 in the WG6100 really dissipate? (Those
> non-inductive sense resistors.) There seems to be a couple of conflicts in
> the manuals (7W vs. 10W).
>
> I suppose 10W is safe, but I'm curious what the real power is.
>
> I'm looking at some potential replacements, but at full load (like 10W and
> 25C) the life expectancy is 1,000 hours-- ~40 days? Seems a little low...
> But if the real power is only 6W or something maybe that life expectancy
> goes to 20K hours or something. (I don't know yet, just speculating.)
>
> -Clay
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