Sir Gary Wrote:
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> Had two domestic refrigerator fires over the last
> month; both during-/shortly after power outages
> (courtesy of our power utility; a good argument
> against state-owned enterprises in Africa...).
>
> Both fires originated behind/below the
> refrigerators; i.e. up from the compressor void.
> I suspect the power spikes/brownouts somehow
> either nuke the limited electronics there,
> or perhaps the abrupt power cut catches the
> compressor on a power stroke, meaning it restarts
> against some form of resistance (drawing more
> Amps).
>
> Any technical info on domestic refrigeration's
> susceptibility to power outages would be
> appreciated.


Just a question, What type of electricity do you have??


American/ European or something else???