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Got a call for a busted coffee maker at a diner in Tacoma and it taught me a new trick
The owner said it just stopped heating. I pulled the base off and saw the usual thermal fuse was blown, but the replacement I had on my truck was the wrong size. In a pinch, I used a small piece of kapton tape to hold the new fuse leads against the old ceramic holder, just to test the circuit. It worked perfectly, and now I keep a roll of that tape in my kit for quick, non conductive holds during diagnostics. Anyone else have a go to item for weird field fixes?
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barbaraschmidt9d agoTop Commenter
Hey, just a heads up, kapton tape is actually conductive at high temps. It's great for holding stuff, but maybe don't rely on it for electrical isolation in a hot appliance.
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Wait, could that conductivity cause a short if the tape gets hot enough?
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