From: MrT@home   
      
   "Peter Larsen"  wrote in message   
   news:4bf100b3$0$56790$edfadb0f@dtext02.news.tele.dk...   
   > David Nebenzahl wrote:   
   >   
   > >> Why would you make an effort to find a lower rated part unless the   
   > >> 10W ones wont fit?   
   >   
   > > He thinks they work like fuses.   
   >   
   > No David, it failed because it actually acted like a fuse. And it is   
   cheaper   
   > that the resistor in series with the loudspeaker unit should fail and   
   > thereby protect the loudspeaker unit than vice versa.   
      
   Sure, but I'd call that extremely lucky. A cheap polyswitch would do a far   
   better job at protecting the driver.   
      
   MrT.   
      
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