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Re: Advice on heater wiring and voltage reduction
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You need a 1 ohm 50 watt resistor. that will run the heater correctly if the motor is good. Four ohms is way too much resistance. Nominally that motor should draw around 6 amps so a 1 ohm resistor will be dropping around 6 volts.
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