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This results in the heating projecting through the base and burning or melting the surface it’s on.

The choice then becomes whether an 11kW or 22kW charging speed is offered by the manufacturer (or if the charging remains at the maximum single phase rate of 7kW).

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Christmas lights can also be a safety hazard, according to the Eazysafe website. The website stated about indoor lights: to only buy Christmas lights marked with a safety standard, make sure a competent person checks all connections and examines the wiring for fraying, don’t overload sockets and unplug all Christmas lights and electrical appliances before leaving your home or going to bed.

First and foremost, electrical outlets can pose a safety risk. An overloaded power outlet can cause a tripped circuit breaker, increase your risk for electrocution, or start a fire. You want to be mindful of how many things you are plugging in, and what they are.

A warning has been issued to Bristol residents about neglecting their trees, using fairy lights in a bad condition and leaving Christmas lights on when they go to bed – which could put them and their neighbours at risk of an electrical blaze.

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Samtec unveils the MEC5, what it is calling the industry’s first 0.5-mm pitch edge card socket with justification beam. Reportedly, this design meets the demands for decreased size and increased speeds, while also optimizing cost. The socket’s justification beam is designed to shift the card into proper alignment with the contacts. This allows for standard board tolerance on cards that would typically not work with ultra-fine pitch connectors. This optimizes manufacturing costs with a 30-50% PCB cost savings and a high yield for standard cards.

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“It’s a wonderful experience as a researcher to put something on a person that has a missing limb,” Herr said. “To put a robot on their leg and they walk away and start crying or laughing and giggling and say, ‘my gosh I have my body back, I have leg back, I have my life back.’”