switching power supply

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3dOptics

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See image. What wattage rating would I need for 50K potentiometer and the 1.21k resistor.
 

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The regulator feedback maintains 1.23V nominal across the 1.21kΩ resistor R1, thus for 35V output, R2 will be approximately 33.8kΩ. From that you can calculate maximum power in both resistors.
 
The resistor has 1.2V across it, never 40V

Those requirements are ok for the inductors. They should be rated for a switching power supply but may not necessarily be spec'd for a particular frequency.
 
Just use 1/4W if it's through hole because it's actually cheaper than 1/8W which should only be used if you're short of space or if it's SMT.

If you're not going to adjust the pot. then why not replace it with a 34R fixed resistor?
 
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