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arrester [ə′res·tər] (electricity) (engineering) A wire screen at the top of an incinerator or chimney which prevents sparks or burning material from leaving the stack. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Spark arrestors, which are required equipment on all off-highway vehicles, should be checked to make sure they are in good condition, forest officials added. In substation applications, composite surge arrestors, breakers and insulators, due to the non-brittle housing, can overcome the damage to neighboring installations that occurs due to fracture of porcelain-housed apparatus. The unit is designed to stop flashbacks in the head of the torch, which reduces weight and bulk at the back of the torch from add-on flash arrestors. |
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