During our last battery test, in order to discharge batteries at a specified rate of 25A, we built several racks of 100W 12VDC incandescent light bulb sockets wired into very large, wire-wound voltage rheostat potentiometers used to maintain a steady current draw as battery voltage fell near the end of the test.
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