I have had a habit of tucking the power cord between the pellet hopper and the FEC when moving or not in use. Did this for five and a half years. This habit bit me in the backside at a comp. The RTD quit working in the middle of the night and I created some of the most beautiful meteorites with great ebony crust.
After I talked with Tony, bought a new probe and when the old one was removed, it had damage at the exit from the FEC. BEWARE, this is caused by the power cord as there is absolutly no protection for damage to the probe cable.
Showed a guy last weekend what I had found using his FEC as an example. When he saw the freying, he changed his ways as well.
Just a friendly little piece of info to save time and money.
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