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Old 30th Sep 2018, 9:44 pm   #1746
Phil G4SPZ
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Default Re: AVO Multimeter survey

I've never heard of sintered Bakelite, Dave... this must be pretty rare. Are you describing some form of carbonisation due to arcing/burning across the surface of the Bakelite moulding, leading to insulation breakdown between adjacent switch contacts?
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