Originally Posted by Mark Nixon

I wouldn't feel so confident that the trouble is past, if I were you.
You may well have seared the resistance strip in the POT, maybe adjusting it around re-seated the finger, or whatever that type of set-up uses.

I'd get another pot assembly and keep it on hand, or install it.

Keep in mind, it's ALWAYS when you go on the road after something like this happens, that it turns into the hell ride of your life.

I believe in Mr. Murphy.
Mr. Murphy's Law has kicked my butt a few times before!
I try to make sure that his law isn't part of my way of life, by using another anecdote:
"A ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

To that end, I say carry something that you can hotwire the O/D with, in case 'ol Murphy applies "The Law".

Mark.