RelativeArea1@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoTIL that loose wire connections on breakers can create arcs, heats up the wires or the breaker internally and cause an electric firemessage-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up172arrow-down1message-squareTIL that loose wire connections on breakers can create arcs, heats up the wires or the breaker internally and cause an electric fireRelativeArea1@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-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-squareGrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoAll those outlets are probably on the same breaker.
minus-squareShepherdPie@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoProbably per room but most devices aren’t going to draw a ton of power. If you have an antique microwave collection, that might be a problem though.
minus-squareTWeaK@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoYes, these days you might have like 20 devices plugged in, but they’re all DC and most only draw about 10W each. Also, they’re not all drawing power at the same time.
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All those outlets are probably on the same breaker.
Probably per room but most devices aren’t going to draw a ton of power. If you have an antique microwave collection, that might be a problem though.
Yes, these days you might have like 20 devices plugged in, but they’re all DC and most only draw about 10W each. Also, they’re not all drawing power at the same time.