MadSci Network: Physics
Query:

Re: When high current flows through, the connector see

Date: Tue Sep 4 13:10:41 2001
Posted By: Mike Harrison, , Freelance electronics consultant, White Wing Logic
Area of science: Physics
ID: 999322849.Ph
Message:

This is caused by the wires being welded together - a tiny spot at the 
point of contact gets hot enough to melt the surfaces, bonding the two 
wires together.


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