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Re: Extension cord failure 2nd photo
Posted by: dcarpenter (IP Logged)
Date: November 19, 2021 11:34AM

An alternative hypothesis would be that the thermal damage to the center outlet was a highly localized heat source during the fire.

There does not seem to be a male connector associated with the center outlet. How was the electrical energy generated in this location?

Douglas J. Carpenter, MScFPE, CFEI, PE, FSFPE
Vice President & Principal Engineer
Combustion Science & Engineering, Inc.
8940 Old Annapolis Road, Suite L
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 884-3266
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  Extension cord failure 705 ChrisRicci 11/18/2021 04:43PM
  Extension cord failure 2nd photo 451 ChrisRicci 11/18/2021 04:51PM
  Re: Extension cord failure 2nd photo 419 dcarpenter 11/19/2021 11:34AM
  Re: Extension cord failure 2nd photo 420 CJN 11/19/2021 01:31PM
  Extension cord failure 2nd photo 387 ChrisRicci 11/20/2021 02:03PM
  Re: Extension cord failure 2nd photo 362 CJN 11/22/2021 09:43AM
  Extension cord failure 2nd photo 405 ChrisRicci 11/20/2021 01:37PM
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