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Old 03-08-2013, 07:35 AM
dieseljeep dieseljeep is offline
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Originally Posted by DaveWM View Post
disassembled the pot, I can locate the break with a vtvm prob but can not see it even with my 5x eye piece. Normally you can see the break but this one must be TINY. anyway the pot came apart pretty easy. Would be a good candidate I think for a trial fix with some conductive paint, or of course a better fix a donor pot element.
It isn't a break, but a deteriorated carbon deposit on the element.
I used to see that a lot, with any pot, that is associated with the boost source. It must be the high voltage drop in the pot.
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