Drastic variations of reactive power consumed by electric arc furnaces (EAFs) often lead to significant voltage fluctuations at the connecting network bus and yield noticeable flickers of lighting devices as well as cause malfunctions of the electrical equipment.
The court did remand the plaintiff's claim of electrical malfunction as the cause, noting that General Dynamics and the USAF knew about chafing of instrumentation wiring, which they had not initially disclosed.
But when the wires fail to work they can lead to a variety of electrical malfunctions.
The medical examiner was exploring the possibility that Sears had a cardiac arrhythmia, a malfunction of the heart's electrical system, Eison said.
For example, collisions between humans and robots, robots falling, and mechanical and electrical malfunction of robots could occur.
But an investigator hired by St. Paul Guardian, the Muccis' insurer, concluded that the "fire was caused by an electrical malfunction of the wiring within the dishwasher panel" that occurred "as a result of a defect in manufacture and/or assembly of the wiring" in that panel.
The New Haven Register reported that Chief Medical Examiner Catherine Galvin said that "arrhythmia, an electrical malfunction of the heart, is believed to have been the cause of Slee's death, but it couldn't be verified".
Guidant recalled implantable defibrillators in June because of a risk of electrical or memory malfunctions.
The casualties could have been higher; 11 missiles failed to fire because of electrical or mechanical malfunctions.
While arson, natural effects such as lightening strikes, hurricanes and earthquakes, and human carelessness contribute significantly to fire losses, many fires are caused as a result of electrical and mechanical failures and malfunctions.
