[Jewelry making - Article 00309] - Re: [Orchid] Rio Grande melt furnace problems

[Rick Pol]

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Dave,

    Thanks for the response. I'm not an electrical engineer but I am kind
    of handy. This unit uses the common glass automotive type fuse (glass
    15 amp). What happens is it works fine for about 10-15 times then
    blows/melts. When I pry the fuse out of it's melted carrier the ends
    appear clean. It seems to me that some component/connection is
    deteriorating with each use until it self destructs. Question? If the
    metal clips that hold the fuse where not a heavy enough gauge metal
    could they say, break down with each use? 

Thanks.
Rick
www.rickzx.etsy.com
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