It is very dangerous to bypass the thermo fuse. If there is a burnup, there
will be no protection!

Going from memory, most of these units use a 130 to 150 Deg Cels thermo
fuse. But, it is very important to verify the original, and not use
something that is too far off.

If the thermo fuse is replaced, and it blows again, then there is a
situation where the unit is getting too hot.

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Jerry G.
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"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?