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Its a resistor that is designed to burn incandescently at the rated voltage, ie, close to melting point ;-) But yes I imagine they will last a good long while, the voltage drop across it would be very rapid.

Moped bulbs will only be rated at 12v (13/14 in reality) so may have a short life when having 36v/48v or even more dumped through them, even if only momentarily, plus being made of glass they aren't terribly robust. My resistor choice is 100 ohms at 5w, zero sparking when touching it on, that...