On 7/17/06, Russell McMahon wrote: > Grasps SFR16 [TM] in side cutters (insulated, discharging for the use > of). How exactly did the side cutters hold the SFR16? Also note that the SFR16 are metal film, not carbon as you suggest later "Best guess so far is that the carbon film resistor layer vaporised". My suspicion is that you heated the metal film to the vaporization point, where it formed an arc that grew over time as more metal vaporized, which would have happened very quickly since you had so nicely pre-heated the entire package. I believe you would have had a very different experience with a carbon composition. -Adam -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist