Has anyone experienced a runtz voltage resistor that self-destructed?

Yes, I had it correctly hooked up and properly grounded. But, I still didn't have a functioning gas gauge. frown I had a new sending unit also and it was properly grounded. No matter, the gauge still read empty. :mad:

Today, the cab filled with smoke on me. eek I shut 'er down in a hurry and disconnected the battery. After the smoke cleared, I found that the Runtz had gone up in smoke, melting its blue plastic cover. eek I sure hope this didn't ruin the gauge.

Has anyone else experienced this?