Fatal Bodelwyddan house fire caused by overheated coiled extension lead | Australia Power Plug Socket

If the breaker flipped but you haven’t overloaded the circuit, the problem could be a short circuit. A short circuit occurs when the intended flow of electricity is interrupted, such as when are wires are accidentally in contact. A short circuit is dangerous and can lead to a fire. If the breaker flips again after you’ve reset it—and you don’t have anything plugged in—leave the breaker off and call an electrician.

Non-retail segments consist of commercial services, industrial manufacturing, transportation, logistics along with healthcare. These segments starting to grow for Socket with the introduction of our DuraScan series, IP54-rated scanners last year and have further gravitated in the last couple of quarters to our 800 series attachable scanners with and without our DuraCase lead options.

It’s durable on the inside, too. mophie promises the Powerstation XXL is good for more than 500 recharge cycles. That’s something you don’t get with cheap batteries.

So how can you tell whether or not the gadget you’re holding is safe to plug in? First, check the local electricity standards using a resource like this one. You can see plug types, and voltage by country. Next, check the plug, or near the spot the power cord leaves the body of your device and see if anything is written about the power range. If it’s not, check the documentation.

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Retired farmer Sylvia Wilson’s husband died before they could do their dream road trip. She decided to go anyway

If you’ve got a few more small gadgets that you want to charge, or are traveling with a partner who also needs to charge their phone, Oneika Raymond, travel journalist and host of Travel Channel’s Big City, Little Budget and One Bag and You’re Out, likes the all-in-one charger from Epicka. “It covers 150 countries and has four USB ports, which means it’s possible to charge five devices at once.”

Firefighters said heating elements in a space heater can get up to more than 500°F  to 600°F. They reminded residents that a space heater should only be plugged directly into the wall, and always keep an eye on it when it’s in use.

You can call someone to come and help you with a jump-start, but it’d be better if you could start the car within a few minutes on your own and drive away from there before that crow caws again. That’s where a product like the Autowit 12V Batteryless Portable Jump Starter is a nice idea to have next to your jumper cables and your emergency kit in your vehicle.

The "Late Show" band leader says his response to the current times is not anger or disappointment, but to find true joy in music

A nine-year-old boy in Georgia and a six-year-old girl in California were both wounded by stray bullets overnight

Garage: Solid idea. Garages are bland, miserable places. No one wants to be in one except maybe dads, and I really question whether they want to be there either. Now the next time you’re cleaning out the garage (I think that’s the only reason people are ever in garages? Side note: why do they exist? Side note: ban cars), you can bring out the Echo to play music and use Alexa to get some questions answered. Cool!