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Current and load for fan with dropping resistor
Posted to the Waveform Library on 9/20/2005

Table shows the effect on current, motor voltage, motor load and total load for a 12 ohm fan with a 12 volt supply and dropping (ballast) resistors of various sizes. It is important to remember that load (watts) equals volts * amps equals resistance * amps * a...