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Re: Could a magnetic field around CIMs cause fuses to blow?

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Originally Posted by Yan Wang
Yes it can. Two years ago, we (ie professionals) welded our frame while the electronics were still mounted. Pretty much everything fried and we lost $1000 replacing the RC, victors, spikes, fuses, etc.

Say no to big EM fields around the FIRST electronics!
We already had our frame welded, but there arn't any shorts we can find. As I had said, we checked everything twice to find something wrong. We're just stumped.
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