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Old 22nd May 2016, 17:17
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The sort of "fire" obtained by an electrical arc is outside the scope of any extinguisher we carry on board, partly because it isn't actually a fire in the conventionally meant sense.
Electrical arcs are a kind of short circuit and should be disconnected by circuit breakers. The circuit is shortened by good conductive ionized air. Of cause the protection function of CBs is not absolute.
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