From: legg@nospam.magma.ca   
      
   On Sun, 06 Nov 2022 20:48:15 +0000, Cursitor Doom    
   wrote:   
      
   >Gentlemen,   
   >   
   >Having put together a dim bulb tester for current-limiting purposes   
   >and fired up the faulty 'scope, this component gets hot. I'm not   
   >really sure what it is, though and there are no markings on it at all   
   >except for two tiny blobs of paint.   
   >Anyone know?   
   >   
   >   
   >https://disk.yandex.com/i/jmR716xUNBt8OQ   
      
   That's an NTC inrush limiter. It has roughly constant power   
   dissipation, when in use and is expected to run warm.   
      
   What is the actual current draw? Is your bulb dim?   
      
   You should be able to identify parts from board designators   
   and the reference manual.   
      
   RL   
      
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