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Originally Posted by Electronic M
House fuses and breakers don't always catch failures. ......POW the insulation between the leads at the plug failed, and it let out a bunch of smoke and a pinky red flame from the plug after a moment of surprise I grabbed the cord away from the plug and gave it a good yank which managed to unplug it. The aftermath: a good 1/4" of one of the cord wires starting at the plug moving towards the toaster was vaporized, and the outlet and plate that I had changed months earlier was charred and had to be replaced. The fuse never blew!
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Maybe your house used Federal Pacific Electric stab-lok breakers, electricians call them "No-Trip".
http://www.ismypanelsafe.com/fpe.aspx. Quality breakers should kick out immediately when a dead short happens.
12-11-2014, 02:16 PM
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