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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 09:32 PM Original message |
what does it mean when an electrical cord gets really warm? |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
1. not good |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-01-07 06:42 AM Response to Reply #1 |
19. the ipod speaker is also a charger |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
2. It's really close to whatever it's looking for |
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Whoa_Nelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
3. It means don't use it |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
4. There's too much resistance in the cord |
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Esra Star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 10:00 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. It's the other way around. The higher the resistance |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 10:02 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Dammit |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 10:11 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Check your physics book. |
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Esra Star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 11:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. For a given voltage, if you raise the resistance of the |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-01-07 12:20 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Remember that power = I^2R |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-01-07 10:15 AM Response to Reply #12 |
24. But the cord is not the dominant resistance! |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-01-07 12:32 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. But a stove is only 240 volts maximum |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-01-07 01:01 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. "It was my understanding that there would be no math." |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-01-07 01:13 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. LOL n/t |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-01-07 08:38 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. lol |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-01-07 10:30 AM Response to Reply #17 |
26. HeHe |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-01-07 08:31 AM Response to Reply #5 |
22. Bullshit. |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-01-07 11:12 AM Response to Reply #22 |
28. I thought resistance was futile. |
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sasquatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 11:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. *DING DING DING DING DING DING* |
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cobalt1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
7. It means you are buying a new alarm clock and ipod speaker |
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lildreamer316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
9. UNPLUG THEM NOW. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 11:17 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. I second that notion. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
11. That resistance is high. |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-01-07 12:45 AM Response to Original message |
16. Resistance is futile. |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-01-07 07:56 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. excellent informative site, thanks! |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-01-07 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
21. hot flashes? |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-01-07 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
25. More than about 5C rise should be concern |
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halobeam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-01-07 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
27. I wonder about the metal prongs, too... |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-01-07 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
29. That it's happy to see you. |
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anarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-01-07 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
30. it means it's time to replace the cord |
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