"Martik" wrote in message
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| Heat element burnt out near the terminal so I rerouted and crimped it back
| on and bypassed the blown thermal fuse with a 1/2" length of 18 gauge
solid
| copper soldered to the remains of the fuse leads. There is a bimetal
thermal
| cut-out in series with the fuse. Is this adequate protection without the
| fuse?

Radio Shack used to sell those.

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