MrDude_1
100 kW
This seems like a really simple question to me, but I cant seem to find a decent answer online.
I have a meanwell power supply that can put out 24-33v dc and 480+ watts. (18a or so max)
What I want to do is put a load on the power supply that will pull between 7 and 10 amps (at whatever voltage in that range).
I would like to use something around the house, but thats looking like a slim possibility. I found that a 60w light bulb pulls 0.2A at 33v... and that my heat gun, soldering iron, soldering gun, and desoldering iron together pull 6amps at 33v.
Is there anything I can use that will pull 7-10 amps from a 33v dc source? (231-330 watts) My heatgun says it pulls 1500watts, but for reasons I havent bothered to think about, it only pulls 4.3a @33v (cheap harbor freight gun)
I need this to let me do two things:
1. test that my current limiting mod is working properly.
2. calibrate my ammeter.
I currently have two ammeters setup on it, one accurate one, and one I want to calibrate. The accurate one is limited to 10A, so I cant go over that amount. The one I want to calibrate has a 100A shunt, but will only ever see a max of 18A, and rarely see that.
I have a meanwell power supply that can put out 24-33v dc and 480+ watts. (18a or so max)
What I want to do is put a load on the power supply that will pull between 7 and 10 amps (at whatever voltage in that range).
I would like to use something around the house, but thats looking like a slim possibility. I found that a 60w light bulb pulls 0.2A at 33v... and that my heat gun, soldering iron, soldering gun, and desoldering iron together pull 6amps at 33v.
Is there anything I can use that will pull 7-10 amps from a 33v dc source? (231-330 watts) My heatgun says it pulls 1500watts, but for reasons I havent bothered to think about, it only pulls 4.3a @33v (cheap harbor freight gun)
I need this to let me do two things:
1. test that my current limiting mod is working properly.
2. calibrate my ammeter.
I currently have two ammeters setup on it, one accurate one, and one I want to calibrate. The accurate one is limited to 10A, so I cant go over that amount. The one I want to calibrate has a 100A shunt, but will only ever see a max of 18A, and rarely see that.