@RelativeArea1@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agoTIL that loose wire connections on breakers can create arcs, heats up the wires or the breaker internally and cause an electric firemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up157arrow-down1message-squareTIL that loose wire connections on breakers can create arcs, heats up the wires or the breaker internally and cause an electric fire@RelativeArea1@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square4fedilinkfile-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-square@SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months agoStarting a fire? Circuit breaker casts fireball
Starting a fire? Circuit breaker casts fireball