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Why are resistors rated in watts?

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Wattage means how much power the physical resistor is rated to handle. The rating is always for given conditions, such as the ambient temperature, or when mounted on a heat sink. You determine the power in a resistor by computing the voltage across times the current thru it.Dec 11, 2012

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