00:00If you've ever fried a resistor because it just couldn't handle the heat, you know exactly how
00:04frustrating that smell is. I've been digging through the listings, testing what's actually
00:09worth the money, and I pulled together the top 5 power resistors for high wattage loads,
00:13all of them dirt cheap, all of them rated ridiculously well by thousands of buyers.
00:18Let's get into it. Kicking things off, we've got this 5-piece RX21 wire wound set, and honestly,
00:25the price is what stopped me in my tracks, $0.56. That's not a typo. You're getting axial dip
00:32style resistors rated at 6 and 10 watts, with values ranging anywhere from 0.05 ohms all the
00:37way up to 10 kilo ohms, so you can grab exactly what your project needs. Nearly 5,000 people have
00:43bought these, sitting at a 4.6 rating. If you just need a couple of specific values to finish your
00:49repair and you don't want to buy a whole assortment pack, this is the no-brainer pick.
00:54Next up, the 10-piece RX21 20-watt wire wound resistors at 589. Now this is the one I'd reach
01:01for when things get serious at dummy loads, amplifier testing, power supply bleed-off,
01:06anything that's going to dump real heat. 20 watts of dissipation in a cement-bodied
01:11wire wound package means these things stay stable when cheaper resistors would already be drifting or
01:16smoking. And with a 4.9 rating across more than 4,500 orders, that's about as close to a sure
01:22thing
01:22as you get. Solid value for the wattage you're getting. Now if you're the type who likes having
01:29a full drawer of options, this 50-piece 10-watt kit is the one. For 75 for 50 resistors, that's
01:35under
01:3510 cents each, covering 0.1 ohm right up to 10k. What I really like here is the flat wire
01:41wound design,
01:42which spreads heat across a bigger surface area so they cool down faster and run more reliably in
01:47tight enclosures. It's rated 4.8, and for anyone who tinkers regularly, having this kit on the shelf
01:53means you're never stalled out waiting on a shipment for one resistor. Coming in at number 4, we've got
01:59the 10-pack of 10-watt cement resistors for 394. Cement-bodied resistors are the workhorses of the
02:06power world that ceramic housing is basically a heat sink and a flame barrier rolled into one,
02:10so if something does go wrong, it fails safe instead of catching fire. 5% tolerance, values
02:17from 0.1 ohm all the way to 10k, and you can mix and match what you order. At under
02:224 bucks with a
02:234.8 rating and over 4,000 sold, it's an easy add to any parts order. And rounding out the
02:29list,
02:30the 20-watt cement resistor 10-pack at 642. This one's got a perfect 5-star rating, which almost never
02:37happens, and the value range is the widest here, 0.1 ohm all the way up to 82k. So you're
02:43covered
02:43whether you're building a low ohm current shunt or a high-value bleeder for a big capacitor bank.
02:4820 watts, 5% tolerance, rugged ceramic body. If you only buy one thing off this list and you want
02:55maximum headroom, make it this one. All five of those are linked down in the description, so go grab
03:01whatever fits your build. If this saved you some time or some smoke, drop a like and hit subscribe,
03:07I've got more parts roundups like this on the way.
03:10Thanks for watching.
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