Re: [Amps] SAFETY WITH HIGH VOLTAGE

[R.Measures <r@somis.org>]

On Aug 23, 2004, at 8:49 AM, Harold B. Mandel wrote:

> Dear Peter,
>
> On very close examination of the wirewound that measures fifty some odd
> ohms,
> there IS a pinhole through the ceramic, about midway on the body of the
> resistor!
- -  Autopsy time.

> Thank you.
>
> Hal Mandel
> KA1XO
>
> > I'd agree that the 53 ohm one sounds suspiciously low: I suppose
> > it's
> > possible it arced from turn to turn and fused that way. can you see
> > anything wrong with it on a visual inspection? The usual reason for
> > open
> > circuits in wirewounds is, I was told by a manufacturer,
> > frequently
> > corrosion where the coating has a pinhole.
> >
> > These days, I use two bleeders in parallel, and even then, I don't
> > trust
> > them!
> >
> > 73
> >
> > Peter G3RZP
> >
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