The PID on my Master Caster just bit the dust. I flipped the ON switch and was waiting for it to warm up and in about 3 minutes I heard a strange noise like paper rustling. It made this noise twice and then I saw lots of smoke coming out of the PID.
I removed the cover to discover the wire from the power supply cord had burned up at the connector block. The wire from the connector block to the switch also has a burned place on it, although it is not burned completely in two.
It appears the power supply cord is undersized at 18ga whereas the wire to the switch is 12ga. The cord from the MC to the PID is a 14ga cord so I'm sure that is a big NO NO. I did not build this PID, it came with the MC that I bought used. I have used it a good bit in the year that I have owned it.
Where can I find a 3 prong power that is a heavier gauge and also connector that goes to the connecting block?