Re: HELP: Electrical fault involving an X10 appliance module

[Martin Howell <martin.howell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just fixed a similar problem on someone's vacuum cleaner -
the live wire came loose in the plug and generated enough
heat to melt the wire with a fairly impressive boom.  If the
appliance was still working, then I would assume there's no
damage there

Martin

Simon Coates wrote:
> Mark,
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> That's the live terminal btw - caused by a bad contact between the
plug's pin and the socket.  The high resistance has caused a hot spot.
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> Regards
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> Simon
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>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Mark Hindess
>   To: UKHA List
>   Sent: 10 May 2007 13:03
>   Subject: [ukha_d] HELP: Electrical fault involving an X10 appliance
module
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>   Which is most likely cause of a fried neutral pin on a plug that was
>   plugged in to an X10 appliance module? The appliance, plug, or
module?
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>   For picture see:
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>   http://www.propercustard.co.uk/fault/
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>   Obviously, I'm planning to replace the plug and appliance module,
but
>   I'd like to know if I should be replacing the (expensive) appliance
or
>   at least getting it looked at.
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>   Regards,
>   Mark.
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