Hello!
I have a rather unusual problem with resistors. I used four 1.2ohm 5W resistors in parallel to obtain the 0.3ohm resistance needed to limit the charging current of the batteries. The problem is only in the power that is exerted on them. 4.5A current flows through the entire set and a 1.35V voltage is deposited on them. Mathematically, they have a power of ~ 6W, which should not be a problem for four 5W resistors. In practice, however, after less than two minutes, the resistors reach over 70 ° C and "feel them on your nose".
The circuit is a transformer with a rectifier bridge and a capacitor, and a set of batteries is connected to this via a W / W resistor.
Why in this system the power across the resistors does not correspond to the relationship V * A = W? (Or recently the math has changed.
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Regards, Michał.
I have a rather unusual problem with resistors. I used four 1.2ohm 5W resistors in parallel to obtain the 0.3ohm resistance needed to limit the charging current of the batteries. The problem is only in the power that is exerted on them. 4.5A current flows through the entire set and a 1.35V voltage is deposited on them. Mathematically, they have a power of ~ 6W, which should not be a problem for four 5W resistors. In practice, however, after less than two minutes, the resistors reach over 70 ° C and "feel them on your nose".
The circuit is a transformer with a rectifier bridge and a capacitor, and a set of batteries is connected to this via a W / W resistor.
Why in this system the power across the resistors does not correspond to the relationship V * A = W? (Or recently the math has changed.

Regards, Michał.