Will a 1.25W resistor work for the 8RDA VDD Mod? [Archive]

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frozenunknown

03-23-2003, 08:53 PM

So today I head down to RadioShack in search for a .75W, 1K, 15 turn variable resistor so that I can begin modification on my 8RDA+; but then I find out they don't have any nor do they plan on carrying any anytime soon :(

However, I did find a 1.25W, 1K, 15 turn variable resistor there, and I'm wondering if that would work for the same mod.

Would there be any difference between the two?

Would this difference affect me enough that I should order the resistor online?

Thanks. :)

glock19owner

03-23-2003, 09:03 PM

Yes it will work. It will actually work better then the .75w resistor.

BrainStorm

03-24-2003, 10:56 AM

It can just handle more current than the .75 watt one. But it doesn't really make any difference for this application. I have a .25 watt fixed resistor on my board for the vdd mod and it handles things just fine.