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What size resistor do I need?

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What size resistor do I need?

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Typical sizes for small resistors are 1/8 Watt, 1/4 Watt, 1/2 Watt, 1 Watt, and so on. So in our case a 1/4 Watt (0.25) might be on the small size, but a 1/2 (0.5) Watt resistor should be fine. Using a larger Wattage resistor is almost always OK.

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