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Old March 18th, 2010, 12:57   #2
ILLusion
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Poor shimming or a motor adjusted too tightly can create a huge current load. The result is massive current arcing as the trigger comes close.

Electrical arcing can easily reach temperatures high enough to literally shoot a hole through the metal. He's lucky only the plastic melted, so it can be saved. I think I have a couple of old smoked trigger circuits around here with holes burned through the metal contacts.
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