Homer J Simpson wrote:

"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
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Homer J Simpson wrote:
All good suggestions. But sometimes you just have to cut and try.

Not on my toys. ;-)

Perhaps you missed this from the OP: -

"Incidentally, I have been fixing electronics professionally for many years,
I do not need to be warned about safety, etc."

I took that as a statement of expertise.


I take what I see in front of me as evidence. I have had hundreds of
people assure me that they were VERY good electronics techs, yet they
couldn't do anything right. Call me cynical, but after you've seen some
really stupid stunts, you want to be damn sure of what is going on.


In this case, the bad part was across the AC line. What good would
your random choice of a fixed resistor have done, other than cause more
damage, or even start a fire?

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Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida