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Big red buttons and very bad language: A primer for life in the IT world

Bogbody

Re: "Mike learned an important lesson..."

Overcurrent reset ‐ motor windings could overheat, the insulation melted and shorted the copper winding wire together.

The trip would go, the wire would còol holding the copper tightly in contact - press the button in and BANG! - magic smoke escapes. :-)

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