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11.10.2008, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by SpEEdyBL View Post
The 3D has more resistance than the 2.5D, which means it will heat up more at a given amp rate because copper loss = resistance x amps^2 and the 3D has about 1.4 times the resistance as the 2.5D.
That may be true, but the resistance you are speaking of is really small compared to the inductive reactance of the coils, so the heat increase will be marginal.
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