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Originally Posted by blw2
riddle me this....inductive heating?
When i was a teen, a friend's grandpa had one of those drop light extension cord in a spring loaded reel hanging in his show. We were using it one evening, powering a small handheld electric drill If I''m remembering correctly.... and the real caught on fire....yep flames and all....
I'm a mechanical guy and while I'm fairly electrical savvy I'm no expert.... but I've always figured it was induction....
so my question...
what keeps these cord reels in RV's from lighting up?
(I mean, like when the cord is only partially extended to an outlet close by)
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I have a Craftsman spring rewind reel that I noticed had a "dead spot" because my fan would stop. If I pulled out/retracted some cable the fan would come on again! I opened the unit up and found a burned spot on the cicular copper contact. I carefully polished it and the other contact with an ink pen eraser. Then, applied dielectric grease.Still I am not trusting it to power heavy loads or when I leave the house!!
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