What resistor power ratings should be used in guitar effects pedals?

Test Electrix · 29th January 2010, 08:35 PM

Just wondering what the general wattage rating should be for most of them e.g. fuzz

Iain McNeill · 29th January 2010, 08:59 PM

1/4Watt is probably plenty but there are always exceptions. You'll know which ones because they get hot and smoke

gain-wire · 4th February 2010, 02:22 AM

well you should simply use Ohm's law to calculate that but generally as Iain McNeil said 1/4W is fine.

29th January 2010, 08:35 PM	#1
Test Electrix diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2009	What resistor power ratings should be used in guitar effects pedals? Just wondering what the general wattage rating should be for most of them e.g. fuzz

4th February 2010, 02:22 AM	#3
gain-wire diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NCR	well you should simply use Ohm's law to calculate that but generally as Iain McNeil said 1/4W is fine. __________________ Trans-directional-servo-logamp non-zerocrossing autogain compressing thingamajig

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29th January 2010, 08:59 PM	#2
Iain McNeill diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Santa Cruz, California	1/4Watt is probably plenty but there are always exceptions. You'll know which ones because they get hot and smoke

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