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21st Jul 2013, 08:48

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glad rag

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So I take it the we are to assume an internal short circuit is the "fault"?

Then why didn't it show up during unit assembly or testing??

[However it could also be chaffing/fretting of wire to expose conductors in a longer timescale, but I find it hard to believe an ELT Tech working at a bench in the factory wouldn't spot this during assembly]

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