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Buy a 3A testload from jufran88. Complete and without hassle.
http://laserpointerforums.com/f39/fs-selectable-test-load-up-3a-assembled-diy-kit-stock-63450.html
From my experience using regular round resistor isn't a good idea. You can't heatsink them well and when they heat up their resistance changes. When the resistance changes your voltage reading changes, so you are measuring the wrong current. In my test load I used a to-220 resistor on a nice aluminum heatsink to counter this. The resistor says plenty cool and my readings don't drift.
That is interesting.
It is a 5 watt resistor though. Is it heating up very much?