Filament Bias Resistor

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Does anyone have an opinion on whether it would matter if the resistor used for filament bias needs to be non-inductive. This design uses a 6 ohm resistor at 35W or so. I could do 3 Mills 12 Watt, 18 ohm in parallel or a Dale 50W 6 ohm silicone covered wire wound. Any thoughts on that?
 
That was my logic, but wanted to make sure. I have some Dale wire wound 50 watt resistors and wanted to make sure that I could use them even though they were "inductive". I am running DC on the filaments and thought it would make no difference.
 
Ah, then you are privy to details of his project that I am not. I have no idea what circuit he is building. I had assumed for discussion he was planning for the very common DC elevation of heaters for hum abatement.
 
Right. Filament Bias is for a DHT and is connected directly to the cathode. I am going to start with vitreous enamel wirewound resistors. They are inductive, but I can always change to non-inductive if it matters.
 
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