G, I would have no issue running it to failure if there was no possibility of shell damage. This board is stacked on top of a slave board, hot side facing up. I have Kapton tape and could possibly use that as a shield. Not sure of its effectiveness, and you are correct - the owner gets to make this decision.
BTW; I tried to measure resistance across the small caps and did not get a reading. However, I was able to measure a resistance across the components circled in yellow. Not sure if this is relevant.
