I have a giant resistor that is wire wound with braid copper wire that looks like 14 or 16 gauge. It is about 6inches long by about an inch in diameter, and has ceramic ends, likely a ceramic core. I believe it is coated in a plastic sleeve.
It seems to be about 14ohms. Trying to determine the power this bad boy can dissipate. I was pumping 24v at about 1.7 amps (40watts) for about thirty seconds. It was getting warm, not crazy hot, but quite warm.
Any guesses? It makes a nice load resistor, but I want to know much load it will take.
Thanks.