[sdiy] sniffing

[Magnus Danielson]

From: "jhaible" <jhaible at debitel.net>
Subject: Re: [sdiy] sniffing
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 01:42:11 +0200

> > You can build yourself a through-terminator quite easilly.
> > 49.9 Ohm chip-resistors are a lovely invention ;O)
> 
> ... and with the considerable current that flows thru 50 Ohms
> even under rather decent voltage levels, it's a good idea to
> solder 4x 200R in parallel to get a higher power rating,
> anyway.

Depends on your application, yes. For sniffing purposes, heat levels isn't
your biggest problems if you come up to those levels, trust me!

But yes, be sure to watch out for overheating.

Cheers,
Magnus