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    Another MES not heating thread

    Hard to tell if it was rust or grease or dirt or something else going on, but they were the only items that visually appeared to be bad. Replaced them with https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YN7HVPN based on the tiny numbers I found on the faulty ones. My component level soldering experience is...
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    Another MES not heating thread

    Thanks @tallbm. I think it's just those 2 transistors, so if I can get my hands on a couple I'll give that a whirl first. I was looking at Auber's, and then got really excited about the opensource/diy HeaterMeter, but it looks like the store is out of commission and there hasn't been any news...
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    Another MES not heating thread

    Rigged the switch together temporarily to see if that was the culprit and still didn't get the element to heat up, so I kept digging and found this on the bottom circuit board. Doesn't look right to me. Seems these boards don't exist for sale, either :(
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    Another MES not heating thread

    Hi all. Neighbor was throwing out an MES model 20075415 due to it not heating up. Element is testing at 12ohms and the connectors at the element look ok, but were only reading about 24V when the unit was turned on, so I moved on to the safety switch as detailed in this post. When trying to take...
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