Your circuit needs 3R9 and you need it to sit at 5 watts without the resistance creeping as it heats up. This Jaycar wire wound resistor is built for exactly that job. One component, one value, no guessing. Solder it in and get back to the rest of the board. Sold as a single unit
| brand | Jaycar |
| resistance | 3.9 ohm (3R9) |
| power_rating | 5 W |
| type | Wire wound |
| unit | Sold separately |