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19:28 May 20, 2009 |
English language (monolingual) [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Petroleum Eng/Sci / Burner | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Tony M France Local time: 05:35 | ||||||
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4 +1 | producing sparks because of a short circuit |
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5 | Shorting to ground |
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5 | to NOT produce sparks |
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producing sparks because of a short circuit Explanation: That's how I interpret it--it is producing sparks because it is "grounding out"--it has a short circuit and some of the current is leaking out to ground. (ground/ing = earth/ing in UK English) |
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