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TreasonousBastard

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1. Resistance. Either the broken pin or something else reduced...

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Feb 4, 2019, 08:13 AM

Feb 2019

the electric flow in that piece of track. That things heated up is a big clue-- depending upon the current load, voltage, and a few other things, resistance causes the "blocked up" electricity to turn to heat instead of the work it's supposed to do.

Good thing it didn't start a fire.

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Not computers, but you folks are probably pretty smart. [View all] LAS14 Feb 2019 OP

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