Riva:
Question is will it work okay without R1.
Yes it will. You can also keep the gate resistor at 10k if you like as it really doesn't matter for this circuit. Note however that your FET willl drop close to 3W and so will neat a heat-sink.
Riva:
Question is will it work okay without R1.
Yes it will. You can also keep the gate resistor at 10k if you like as it really doesn't matter for this circuit. Note however that your FET willl drop close to 3W and so will neat a heat-sink.