Blown power resistor

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dbur
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Blown power resistor

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A wire wound resistor failure in a high voltage test system. Current arced from one winding to the next and the sustained arc vaporized wire back up into the encapsulation of the adjacent windings.

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A stereo:
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Post by g4lab »

Very cool stereo!

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Post by canonian »

g4lab wrote:Very cool stereo!
I agree, shows a gaping hole which was otherwise unnoticable.
Stereo also clicked easily into view without hardly any effort.
Some stereo's make you work hard but this one is easy on the eyes.

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