Mark wrote:
Now that I'm not even sure of my ohms value (lol) which I thought I was,
anyone have an opinion on the possible origin of the encrustation? Errant
adhesive put through heat cycles...or leakage? Plus, does the body color
gray give me any additional information about the resistor? Watts, material,
type, etc?

Almost certainly the brown stuff is glue. I guess the resistor is of a
wirewound, non-flammable type, at least 1W.

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Maarten Bakker.