A short circuit happens suddenly, and the results can be minimal, such as tripped circuits, or it can become hazardous, causing sparks and fire. A short circuit can occur in older wiring or newer ...

I see techs in the field get the most frustrated when they have a low-voltage short they can’t seem to locate. The challenge techs face with low voltage diagnosis is a combination of poor process and ...

This is the first of a two-part series on the processes used to find the short circuit current duties of circuit breakers and fuses. In Part 1, we’ll use a simplified power system to illustrate the ...

An electrical short circuit has once again caused devastation, claiming lives of ten newborn in a fire at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College, Jhansi, on ...

Smoke resulting from an electrical short circuit prompted a two-alarm call to the former Bremer Bank building in St. Paul this morning, the St. Paul fire marshal said. The short circuit was in an ...

With fire authorities suspecting an electrical fault -- abnormal conditions in an electric system -- as the primary cause of multiple fires on Monday, safety measures to prevent such incidents have ...