RelativeArea1 to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL that loose wire connections on breakers can create arcs, heats up the wires or the breaker internally and cause an electric firemessage-squaremessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up166arrow-down1message-squareTIL that loose wire connections on breakers can create arcs, heats up the wires or the breaker internally and cause an electric fireRelativeArea1 to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-text
carbon on contacts due to arc burn can also act as a resistance and create fire burned wires must be also snipped or much better, replaced to avoid electric fire.
minus-squareTWeaK@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 hours ago We have a lot more stuff plugged in than the era when most houses were built. While this is true, most of the devices we use today are DC devices and much lower power. Your standard USB device is maybe 5V and 2A, so only 10W.
While this is true, most of the devices we use today are DC devices and much lower power. Your standard USB device is maybe 5V and 2A, so only 10W.