Sentence examples for causing a short from inspiring English sources

Players turned to look, causing a short delay.

During the patch process the server will be rebooted causing a short service interruption.

The automaker said fluid could get inside the driver's-side door, causing a short circuit in the power door and window control.

A perennial concern is that a fire could cause an electric current to leak from one cable to another, causing a short circuit that makes a pump start or stop.

Participants in the inquiry said that engineers had identified the failure of FirstEnergy operators in Akron, Ohio, to react properly after nearby transmission lines failed, causing a short circuit that made the line disconnect itself from the grid.

After the engine faltered, controllers sent the craft new computer instructions to help diagnose the problem, believed to have been debris in the engine that was causing a short circuit.

Its central feature, they said, was a relentless loss of the insulation that sheathes nerve cells, causing a short-circuit in the electrical signals passing through the cells.

When the device was removed and examined, it transpired that the insulation on the excess lead, coiled up next to the generator, had worn away, causing a short-circuit.

He reported that the insulation surrounding the leads could wear away, causing a short-circuit when a defibrillator fired an electrical jolt needed to restore a failing heart to normal beating.

Fracking activity can be dialed up or down, causing a short-term increase or decrease in supply, but within narrow limits.

"They discovered a nerve was causing a short-circuit effect in my heart, so they ended up burning off the top of the nerve.