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Old 07-06-2012   #9
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Default Re: Surprise on the 4th of July!

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Originally Posted by zedrone View Post
Find yourself an electronics supply store. Get them to measure the resistance of the pellet in the key. Buy a 1/4 watt resistor as close to that value as you can. Resistors can be added in series, in other words a 10 watt + 5 watt = 15 watts. You need to get within 10% (I think) of the key's value.
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I think the word "ohms" would work better than "watts" in 3 of the 4 places used.
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