- Author
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Beland, B.
- Title
- Inrush Current.
- Journal
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Fire and Arson Investigator,
Vol. 46,
No. 3,
36-37,
March 1996
- Keywords
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electric current
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fire investigators
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failure
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transformers
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incandescent lamps
- Identifiers
- inrush current or starting current - when some electrical devices are energized, there is a higher than normal load current that is drawn for a short time; induction motors - used in refrigerators, washing machines, dryers and numerous other fixed applications; series or universal motors; range elements; incandescent lamps; transformers; electronic devices; heating due to starting current; blinking of the lights