[Heathkit] OT, Electric Heater Question

[Jim Shorney]

On Sat, 4 Feb 2006 18:00:08 -0500, km1h wrote:

>What is that thingie in all heaters in series with the AC line

As stated, a thermal cutout.

>Source of replacements?

Radio Shack, electronics supply houses, NTE component line, appliance
repair shops, etc. 

>Is it safe to bypass it if everything else in the circuit checks OK?

Safe in the sense that jumping out of an airplane without a parachute
is safe - as long as the aiplane is not in use. Aside from the obvious
risk of burning your house down, if such a thing were to happen (heaven
forbid) and your insurance company found out that the fire was caused
by an appliance that had been tampered with, you would probably be SOL.



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