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  2. Knob-and-tube wiring - Wikipedia

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    First-generation wiring systems became susceptible to abuse by homeowners who would replace blown fuses with fuses rated for higher current. This overfusing of the circuits subjects wiring to higher levels of current and risks heat damage or fire. Knob-and-tube wiring may also be damaged by building renovations. [11]

  3. Electrical wiring - Wikipedia

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    The earliest standardized method of wiring in buildings, in common use in North America from about 1880 to the 1930s, was knob and tube (K&T) wiring: single conductors were run through cavities between the structural members in walls and ceilings, with ceramic tubes forming protective channels through joists and ceramic knobs attached to the ...

  4. Dimmer - Wikipedia

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    When the dimmer is at 50% power, the switches are switching their highest voltage (>325 V in Europe) and the sudden surge of power causes the coils on the inductor to move, creating a buzzing sound associated with some types of dimmer; this same effect can be heard in the filaments of the incandescent lamps as "singing". The suppression ...

  5. Aluminum building wiring - Wikipedia

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    Most of the problems related to aluminum wire are typically associated with older (pre-1972) AA-1350 alloy solid aluminum wire, sometimes referred to as "old technology" aluminum wiring, as the properties of that wire result in significantly more expansion and contraction than copper wire or modern day AA-8000 series aluminum wire.

  6. Ellen DeGeneres Responds to Rumors New U.K. Farmhouse Was ...

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    A source confirmed to PEOPLE on Nov. 21 that DeGeneres, whose long-running eponymous series ended in May 2022, had moved abroad after finding a house she fell in love with. "Ellen was in England ...

  7. Electrical wiring in North America - Wikipedia

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    Special wiring rules apply to wet or corrosive locations, [13] and to locations which present an explosion hazard. [14] Wiring materials for use in the United States must generally be made and tested to product standards set by NEMA and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and must bear approval marks such as those set by UL.

  8. Ford to cut European jobs as EV shift, Chinese rivals take toll

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    Ford said it would cut around 14% of its European workforce on Wednesday, blaming losses in recent years due to weak electric vehicle demand, poor government support for the EV shift and ...

  9. Why are first-round College Football Playoff games on campus ...

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    A first-of-its-kind College Football Playoff officially kicks off Friday at 8 p.m. ET with No. 9 Indiana taking the three-hour-plus drive north US-31 to Notre Dame Stadium looking to upset No. 3 ...