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Thermal cutoff, the Glossary

A thermal cutoff is an electrical safety device (either a thermal fuse or thermal switch) that interrupts electric current when heated to a specific temperature.^[1]

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Antimony

Antimony is a chemical element; it has symbol Sb and atomic number 51.

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Automotive lighting

A motor vehicle has lighting and signaling devices mounted to or integrated into its front, rear, sides, and, in some cases, top.

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A bimetallic strip or bimetal strip is a strip that consists of two strips of different metals which expand at different rates as they are heated.

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Bismuth

Bismuth is a chemical element; it has symbol Bi and atomic number 83.

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Christmas lights (also known as fairy lights, festive lights or string lights) are lights often used for decoration in celebration of Christmas, often on display throughout the Christmas season including Advent and Christmastide.

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Circuit breaker

A circuit breaker is an electrical safety device designed to protect an electrical circuit from damage caused by current in excess of that which the equipment can safely carry (overcurrent). Thermal cutoff and circuit breaker are electric power systems components.

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Clock rate

In computing, the clock rate or clock speed typically refers to the frequency at which the clock generator of a processor can generate pulses, which are used to synchronize the operations of its components, and is used as an indicator of the processor's speed.

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Coffeemaker

A coffeemaker, coffee maker or coffee machine is a cooking appliance used to brew coffee.

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Computer virus

A computer virus is a type of malware that, when executed, replicates itself by modifying other computer programs and inserting its own code into those programs.

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CPU cache

A CPU cache is a hardware cache used by the central processing unit (CPU) of a computer to reduce the average cost (time or energy) to access data from the main memory.

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Dust

Dust is made of fine particles of solid matter.

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Electric current

An electric current is a flow of charged particles, such as electrons or ions, moving through an electrical conductor or space.

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Electric power quality

Electric power quality is the degree to which the voltage, frequency, and waveform of a power supply system conform to established specifications.

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Electricity

Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter possessing an electric charge.

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Fire

Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material (the fuel) in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products.

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Fluorescent lamp

A fluorescent lamp, or fluorescent tube, is a low-pressure mercury-vapor gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light.

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Fuse (electrical)

In electronics and electrical engineering, a fuse is an electrical safety device that operates to provide overcurrent protection of an electrical circuit. Thermal cutoff and fuse (electrical) are electric power systems components and fuses.

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Fusible alloy

A fusible alloy is a metal alloy capable of being easily fused, i.e. easily meltable, at relatively low temperatures.

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Fusible link

A fusible link is a mechanical or electrical safety device. Thermal cutoff and fusible link are fuses.

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General Electric

General Electric Company (GE) was an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, incorporated in the state of New York and headquartered in Boston.

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Glow switch starter

A glow switch starter or glowbottle starter is a type of preheat starter used with a fluorescent lamp.

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Hair dryer

A hair dryer, hairdryer, hairdrier, or blow dryer is an electromechanical device that blows ambient or hot air over damp hair to speed the evaporation of water to dry the hair.

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Headlight flashing

Headlight flashing is the act of either briefly switching on the headlights of a car, or of momentarily switching between a headlight's high beams and low beams, in an effort to communicate with another driver or drivers.

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Heat

In thermodynamics, heat is the thermal energy transferred between systems due to a temperature difference.

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Heating element

A heating element is a device used for conversion of electric energy into heat, consisting of a heating resistor and accessories.

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Incandescent light bulb

An incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is an electric light with a filament that is heated until it glows.

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Indium

Indium is a chemical element; it has symbol In and atomic number 49.

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Lead

Lead is a chemical element; it has symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum) and atomic number 82.

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Light fixture

A light fixture (US English), light fitting (UK English), or luminaire is an electrical lighting device containing one or more light sources, such as lamps, and all the accessory components required for its operation to provide illumination to the environment.

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Maintenance

The technical meaning of maintenance involves functional checks, servicing, repairing or replacing of necessary devices, equipment, machinery, building infrastructure, and supporting utilities in industrial, business, and residential installations.

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Microprocessor

A microprocessor is a computer processor for which the data processing logic and control is included on a single integrated circuit (IC), or a small number of ICs.

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Overclocking

In computing, overclocking is the practice of increasing the clock rate of a computer to exceed that certified by the manufacturer.

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Power supply

A power supply is an electrical device that supplies electric power to an electrical load.

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Push-button

A push-button (also spelled pushbutton) or simply button is a simple switch mechanism to control some aspect of a machine or a process.

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Recessed light

A recessed light or downlight (also pot light in Canadian English, sometimes can light (for canister light) in American English) is a light fixture that is installed into a hollow opening in a ceiling.

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Safety

Safety is the state of being "safe", the condition of being protected from harm or other danger.

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Service life

A product's service life is its period of use in service.

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Short circuit

A short circuit (sometimes abbreviated to short or s/c) is an electrical circuit that allows a current to travel along an unintended path with no or very low electrical impedance.

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Shunt (electrical)

A shunt is a device that is designed to provide a low-resistance path for an electrical current in a circuit.

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Small appliance

A small domestic appliance, also known as a small electric appliance or minor appliance or simply a small appliance, small domestic or small electric, is a portable or semi-portable machine, generally used on table-tops, counter-tops or other platforms, to accomplish a household task.

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Surge protector

A surge protector (or spike suppressor, surge suppressor, surge diverter, surge protection device (SPD) or transient voltage surge suppressor (TVSS) is an appliance or device intended to protect electrical devices in alternating current (AC) circuits from voltage spikes with very short duration measured in microseconds, which can arise from a variety of causes including lightning strikes in the vicinity. Thermal cutoff and surge protector are electric power systems components.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_cutoff

Also known as Guardette, Heat fuse, Klixon, Superheat switch, Thermal Limit Cutoff, Thermal fuse, Thermal protection, Thermal reset, Thermal switch.

Thermal cutoff, the Glossary

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