Miata Mailing List: May 2000, Message #480

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From:	Joe Lorino <lorino@ibm.net>
Subject:	3 ohm resistor for airbag sensor
Date:	Fri, 5 May 2000 21:46:12 -0400


Eric,

The instructions on Miata.net which call for a 1.4 watt resistor
have been wrong and confusing people for a long time now. I hope
the person responsible will correct it so we can quit going thru
this cycle repeatedly.

1.4 is a typo. It should have been 1/4 (one key over). The resistor
is going into a low-current signal line; it needs only minimal
power-handling capability.

Since Radio Shack had no 3 ohm resistors for sale when I did this,
I bought one of those 50 cent packages of 10 ohm resistors and
twisted three of them together (in parallel) to get a total resistance
of around 3.1 or 3.2 ohms. This has been working well for
many months now. It should work for you too.

Joe Lorino
San Jose CA
'99 Emerald base