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just another anomaly i saw when re-looking at the pictures,
i noticed on the second OL you removed as a comparison unit, the right side heater on that OL seems to have had some trauma to it as well. it is visibly "bluer" than the other 2 heaters. it may be indicative of the mills past problems.
if the heater still functions that's great,
but, we can no longer trust that the questionable OL heaters in either OL relay will operate with the same resistance as the other heaters.
When heaters overheat, their chemistry changes ever so slightly.
they become more resistant to electrical flow, which in turn creates heat.
the heat in the circuit increases the amperage necessary to complete the work of the resistant circuit.
After too many overheats, the heaters become extremely resistant to electrical flow and heat up even more as a result, ad infinitum, all the way to the point of failure.
i noticed on the second OL you removed as a comparison unit, the right side heater on that OL seems to have had some trauma to it as well. it is visibly "bluer" than the other 2 heaters. it may be indicative of the mills past problems.
if the heater still functions that's great,
but, we can no longer trust that the questionable OL heaters in either OL relay will operate with the same resistance as the other heaters.
When heaters overheat, their chemistry changes ever so slightly.
they become more resistant to electrical flow, which in turn creates heat.
the heat in the circuit increases the amperage necessary to complete the work of the resistant circuit.
After too many overheats, the heaters become extremely resistant to electrical flow and heat up even more as a result, ad infinitum, all the way to the point of failure.
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