On 2016-02-17 Wyatt Zacharias wrote:
I have a whole box full of high wattage resistors (some as big as 25w I think), if you need some more to play with let me know.
Oh! Those might work better than my 10W. Those must be BIG.
However...
Alternatively, if you decide a cleaner solution is needed, here's an example of what's available commercially: http://www.alliedelec.com/mean-well-usa-lrs-75-5/70696528/ 70W 5VDC power supply for under $20.
Those are neat! Have to find it Canadian or digikey though to be useful, I don't like getting fee-p0wned by the courier companies on US stuff.
But, doesn't matter (probably) as I just dug out an AT PS that claims .4A min on 12V! Yay! That should be no problem to handle.
Funny, but only 2 out of about 15 AT PS's I have show a minimum load at all, the rest just list max. And only some tell me what color is what V (though I could infer based on the std AT power connector location, or use a DMM). It looks like the older I go back, the more info they give me. No one cares about hobbyists anymore!
The one I'm going to use is from '96. (Would you believe I have a few from the 80's!)
Back to soldering...