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10.20.2008, 10:38 PM

You need at least 10 ohms 10W resistor. It will only yield around 11.5 volts on the 12-volt side. You need a 10% load on the 5-volt side to have a good 12+ volts output. I used 6 x 10 ohms 10W in parallel in my PS and voltage does not drop below 12.1 with 12A load.

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clowkoy Guest Posts: n/a	10.20.2008, 10:38 PM You need at least 10 ohms 10W resistor. It will only yield around 11.5 volts on the 12-volt side. You need a 10% load on the 5-volt side to have a good 12+ volts output. I used 6 x 10 ohms 10W in parallel in my PS and voltage does not drop below 12.1 with 12A load.