How to tell when FPs fry?

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How to tell when FPs fry?

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01-03-2005, 16:22

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How to tell when FPs fry?

How do the FPs burn out? Do they give out lots of smoke and make it obvious, or do they sometimes just slowly lose torque. I'm asking because I suspect we partially burned ours out before ship.

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