Hi Rob. Thanks for the info. I am going to take this apart soon to clean it.   
   If there is a short or broken wire, will it be obvious upon inspection? I am   
   assuming that the short could be in the inner windings and might not   
   phisically see it. What you    
   mention might be why it works for a very short period of time before it blows   
   the fuse vs just blowing immediately.    
      
   I appreciate the help and will let you know what I find.     
      
   Brian   
      
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