Bingo! Give that man a cigar! As "sue-happy" as a lot of Americans have become, it is best to use the original part when it comes to something like this. When you turn on a tv and there is a lawyer saying "Has anyone looked at you cross-eyed in the last 3 months? We'll sue on a percentage basis", Ed is VERY correct in saying that a lawyer would drag you through the coals on that. Doug Keller Wis-Kel Electronics 101 Freeland Ave. Terra Alta, WV USA 26764 dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.tech-assist.org "Learn from the mistakes of others, because you won't live long enough to make them all yourself" Edward Gaidies wrote: >Jerry; >I agree 100%. >Cover yourself on "Safety Components"... >Not being cruel...it's nice to ask if you don't know..but using >improper fuses, or improper components will put your shieska on the >line. > > Not so much in Canada, but with Lawsuits, some hotshot Investigator >will draw you through the coals. > > >-Ed- >***************************************************************** >Ed Gaidies >Tel-Tek Electronics >Ontario-Canada >teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx >teltek@xxxxxxxxx > >On 8-Oct-04, at 3:47 PM, J Silverman wrote: > > > >>There is no relationship between fusible and flameproof. They have >>different >>applications. Fusible has been selected to protect some circuit from >>further >>damage. Flameproof is to prevent smoke and fire when damage occurs. >>Jerry Silverman >>Greentron Inc >>4 Newland Ave >>Greenville SC 29609 >>Fax/Phone 864 232 3889 >>mail to: greentron@xxxxxxx >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Paul" <dntwntv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 2:06 PM >>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fusible resistors >> >> >> >> >>>Thats interesting, because I am working on a Samsung that came in >>>with a >>> >>> >>vertical problem per the customer. Didn't show up in the shop till I >>tapped >>the board. I resoldred all the i/c pins and other relative components. >>Still >>no deflection. Hit the area with freeze and got partial deflection >>momentarily while a peaking coil smoked. I replaced the i/c the coil a >>shorted zener and a lytic cap. The 5.6 ohm fusible opened also which I >>didn't see till I fired it up again and had fold over. I replaced with >>a >>flame proof. It smoked and opened up immediately. Found another >>shorted >>zener. Thus the reason for the question. A fusible didn't seem to work >>any >>better than a flame proof, at least in this case. Some suppliers use >>the >>term fusible to mean flame proof. >> >> >>> Paul >>>J Silverman <greentron@xxxxxxx> wrote: >>>No. A flame proof resistor is made of materials that wont burn or >>>smoke >>>excessively. That doesnt mean that it wont light up like a light bulb >>> >>> >>while >> >> >>>the circuit it is supposed to protect vaporizes and the resistor >>>survives. >>> >>> >>A >> >> >>>fusable resistor is supposed to protect something by interrupting the >>>current. >>>Jerry Silverman >>>Greentron Inc >>>4 Newland Ave >>>Greenville SC 29609 >>>Fax/Phone 864 232 3889 >>>mail to: greentron@xxxxxxx >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Paul" >>>To: >>>Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 9:57 PM >>>Subject: [TechAssist] Fusible resistors >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Is a flame proof resistor a safe sub for a fusible resistor of the >>>>same >>>> >>>> >>>value? >>> >>> >>>>If not why not? >>>>Paul >>>> >>>>Paul ,B >>>>Central TV&Video >>>>911W Grand Ave >>>>Grover Beach Ca. >>>>(805)481-8084 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>---- >>>--- >>> >>> >>>>Lost Password: >>>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >>>>Email Archives: >>>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >>>> >>>> >>>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>---- >>> >>> >>--- >> >> >>>Lost Password: >>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >>>Email Archives: >>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >>> >>> >>>Paul ,B >>>Central TV&Video >>>911W Grand Ave >>>Grover Beach Ca. >>>(805)481-8084 >>> >>> >>>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>---- >>> >>> >>--- >> >> >>>Lost Password: >>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >>>Email Archives: >>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >>> >>> >>----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>------ >>Lost Password: >>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >>Email Archives: >>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >> >> >> > > >----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Lost Password: >http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >Email Archives: >//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". 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