[sdiy] goop out of a pot

[Ingo Debus]

Am 17.10.2007 um 17:16 schrieb John Blacet:

> --Possibly the smoke is the carbon element burning up due to high
> current/short. That would smell like burning bakelite--very simialr to
> burned up resistor. That heated up the lube and out it drooled!
>
> If the pot was not under power at the time, I would wonder if your
> soldering iron has an AC short--this would be dangerous to you as  
> well as
> the pot!

Or the pot was wired up incorrectly? If a voltage source meant to be  
connected to both ends was connected to one end and the wiper, the  
pot will go up in smoke if the wiper  is moved close to that end.

Ingo