Bakelite electrical insulation breakdown - got pretty spicy!
This is the currant-relay start device from a Westinghouse refrigerator. The thermostat is missing a part, and the start relay was smoking and glowing red hot! Let's test the relay coil, and also put voltage on the degraded insulation to see what sort of fireworks show it gives!

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1956 General Electric 1 - Wall-mount fridge repair, teardown and inspection...

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Trump Gets Booed & Falls Asleep During NBA Finals, Claims War is Almost Over & Goodbye Spencer Pratt

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The Best Cable - Wire For Audio? Let's Look Closer!

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Transformer Mystery Solved

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This CEO sued my friend over an honest product review, but forgot to cover his tracks. I caught him.

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1956 General Electric 2 - Wall-mount fridge repair, gasket heater; gaskets, testing and conclusion!

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Electricity Does Not "Split" H₂O. And That's VERY Useful.

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The Ham Radio: Where Did 750,000 Operators Go?

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Exposing The Solid State Donut Battery. It's Over.

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Repairing a vintage Westinghouse fridge - 1 - Troubleshooting...

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HS364 Reversing a single phase motor with internally tied common

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Yeah, It's Pretty Cursed.

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25 Repair Tricks Every Father Knew in the 1960s That Could Save You Thousands Today

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Autopsy on a badly designed solar light (no lithium charge control).

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Once You Understand it, You Will Think Everything Else is Silly - Toyota E-CVT

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10 Worst Ham Radio HF Transceivers -- Ham Radio Fun?

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I Pulled Toyota's Hidden Electric Motor Out of a Prius. Then Made It Spin

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Very old large exhaust fan - 1 - Fan from 1930's with Louis-Allis 3 HP motor...

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SwitchBot Weather Station (& calendar) REVIEW

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