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Originally posted by Dale H:
Kind of splitting hairs here with semantics. I meant you could substitute 2, 1/4 watt in series if you did not have the right value in place of a 1/2 watt resistor.. 2, double the ohm value in parallel or 2 half the ohm value in series. Either way gives you double the wattage rating in the circuit or is safe to use. Equivalent means substitution with the same results in the circuit.
Dale H
True, you would spread the power over the series resistors as well, point to Dale.
