Re: Mystery Equipment

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Original poster: "Richard Trezise by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <drforce-at-cox-internet-dot-com>

I suspect that it is a thermal cutoff switch
Rick

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On 4/19/2001 at 8:19 AM Tesla list wrote:

>Original poster: "Jeff Kamla by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
<jeffk-at-sinclair-dot-net>
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>Hi All
>
>
>Looks like a High Voltage diode !
>
>Jeff........
>
>
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>Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 5:23 PM
>Subject: Mystery Equipment
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>
>> Original poster: "Jason Matlock by way of Terry Fritz
><twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <matlockjm-at-mediaone-dot-net>
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>>     Hey all,
>>
>> I was taking apart a microwave to get components for Gregs MOT doubler
>circuit
>> and came across this piece of equipment.  I was thinking it was a resistor
>and
>> hooked it up to my multimeter for a reading and plugged it into the wall.
>Well,
>> lets just say i was too busy unplugging the thing to stop the sparks to
>get my
>> reading.  I took a picture with my digital camera and am asking y'all to
>take a
>> guess at what it is.
>>
>>
><http://www.geocities-dot-com/yodasan86/mystery.jpg>http://www.geocities-dot-com/yo
>> dasan86/mystery.jpg
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>>
>> The microwave was (hehe) a Tapman SpaceSaver.
>>
>> -Thanx!
>>
>> p.s.  What does a HV resistor look like? I know what ordinary resistors
>look
>> like, but not microwave resistors.
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