> It's bipolar and also programable (fuseable
links) and they do have
> a tendancy to develop shorted paths where they were once "opened".
Does that mean that one could take a failed part and
re-blast it with
the original program and return it to service?
Yes but the 'repair' may not last as only the regrown fuse will be blown,
those about to fail will still do so. Best fix is to use a new device.
Lee.