My Wards food dehydrator doesn't heat any more, and the only thing that I can't check is a small electronic component in line with the heating coil. The fan went bad, and the plastic fan blade melted. After replacing the fan, the heating element won't heat. Thought maybe this is some sort of fuse that blows when it overheats, it looks somewhat like a diode to me (rocket ship shaped). I'm tempted to just short circuit the device, but would prefer to replace it if I knew what it was. I tried measuring the resistance with my meter, and it read open circuit, even switching the leads. Can anyone help me identify this component?

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