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Somehow it seems very hard to find anyplace to go to just ask a simple question. I'm no genius. How do you wire up a dump load?

Terry Thompson

Terry,

A dump load in working in the Radio Communications field is described to be a resistive load to mimic a reactive circuit. If this is not what your looking for please explain further.

You will need to determine how much power your going to push into this dump load? You will need to find a metal pail capable of restricting radio waves emanating from the can or pail. In the can is the Resistor and or inductor to mimic the reactive load. To best understand what your doing is to wire an inductor for practice. Or to remove your frustration just go out and purchase one from a radio communications shop or a HAM Radio store.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dummy_load

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