Yeah, only 2.5W, right? So why's it getting so hot? The resistor's from The Source (you know, Canada's RadioShack), I would've thought it at least be up to these specs. I saw his ties and his notes on using compound, but when I was testing my supply before making any serious commitment to modding it, I just shorted the green wire to ground, and a red wire to ground through the resistor. I didn't even open the case, figured I didn't have to until I needed to. So the resistor was just kind of floating around, but wasn't a short risk 'cause I'd taken some liberties with electrical tape. Is there any reason why I shouldn't try using, for example, a 100 Ohm resistor instead to limit the current? And will heatsink compound and more diligence on my part towards keeping the resistor cool make that big a difference (what do I have to do, put an ice-cube on it?)? Thanks,
Hank.