Brad93
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I have a Clifton laboratory hotplate that I use for pre-heating or slow cooling parts. I pulled it out for the first time in months the other day and it got hot then stopped working.
I’ve investigated today and found on the PC type plug on the back there are two glass fuses of 5A. One has blown. I don’t have any 5A glass fuses only 1A so I replaced and disconnected one of the leads that goes to the heating element. The unit turns on (well the light now comes on).
Reconnect the lead to the heating element and the glass fuse blows immediately.
Is my heating element goosed? Could the damp weather be the cause? Workshop is currently wetter than a rainforest.
I’ve investigated today and found on the PC type plug on the back there are two glass fuses of 5A. One has blown. I don’t have any 5A glass fuses only 1A so I replaced and disconnected one of the leads that goes to the heating element. The unit turns on (well the light now comes on).
Reconnect the lead to the heating element and the glass fuse blows immediately.
Is my heating element goosed? Could the damp weather be the cause? Workshop is currently wetter than a rainforest.