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Anyone managed to obtain these specifically from a UK source?

So far I have had no success in locating a supplier here. Any ideas chaps?

I got mine from a seller on ebay some time ago - they need to be wire wound resistors to work as heating elements for smokers, so make sure you are searching for the right type.

Looks as if I'm on a hens teeth quest then Jonger.: I've also tried to find somewhere that stocks resistance wire of a suitable gauge to replace the existing, also with no luck at all so far.

Oh! also my profound apologies as I believe this post should of been in the electronics section,

Doh! dorfer chap that I am.

Thinking back I think mine are 15 ohm and they seem more common, I did a quick search on farnell's website and came up with this list
http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/search/browse ... 1%2B203968
Hope that helps

Thanks for posting that jonger.

Tried 18 Ohm 0.5W and it was still a bit fast for my liking, and 27 Ohm 0.25W was about right except that then I noticed turning left is slower than turning right, and also the longer the motor is running the slower it gets. I guess because HL simply reverses the polarity for left and right turn, it depends on where (-neg or +pos) you put the resistors, you will get different turning speed.

Don't know enough about resistor to say if the wattage makes the difference as well, and also while the longer I run the motor the slower it gets.........

MichaelC wrote:Tried 18 Ohm 0.5W and it was still a bit fast for my liking, and 27 Ohm 0.25W was about right except that then I noticed turning left is slower than turning right, and also the longer the motor is running the slower it gets. I guess because HL simply reverses the polarity for left and right turn, it depends on where (-neg or +pos) you put the resistors, you will get different turning speed.

Don't know enough about resistor to say if the wattage makes the difference as well, and also while the longer I run the motor the slower it gets.........

I'm confused...Your thread is called" 14 ohms 1watt ceramic resistor for smoker unit?"
Are you looking for a resistor for a smoker unit or resistors to lower the speed on the motors of your tank ?

OOOPS ! My mistake I just realised that MichaelC is not the author of the thread ...

lol
don't worry strmnd54
your still the man
smoke on brother!
btw, whats next in the pipeline?

Sorry folks...... Wrong thread..... My bad.