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short circuit, abnormal connection of low resistance between two points of a circuit that usually causes a high, potentially damaging current to flow. To protect against damage, devices such as a fuse fuse, electric, safety device used to protect an electric circuit against an excessive current. A fuse consists essentially of a strip of low-melting alloy enclosed in a suitable housing. It is connected in series with the circuit it is to protect. ..... Click the link for more information. or a circuit breaker circuit breaker, electric device that, like a fuse , interrupts an electric current in a circuit when the current becomes too high. The advantage of a circuit breaker is that it can be reset after it has been tripped; a fuse must be replaced after it has been used ..... Click the link for more information. are used. They sense the excess current and break the circuit so that no current can flow. They must be replaced or reset manually once the cause of the short circuit is removed. |
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Increasing energy-density, however, raises the risk of overheating and igniting due to short-circuiting. 2007 Regal 2700: Continuously energized and ungrounded terminals on the battery switch and the output conductors to the engine starter motor and distribution panel are not protected from accidental short-circuiting. Instead, the company issued a more routine and less-targeted ``product update'' after learning of a short-circuiting problem that had occurred in some units of two defibrillator models -- a flaw that could prevent a device from delivering a potentially lifesaving shock to the heart. |
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