Sentences with phrase «of electrical failures»

«More than half of electrical failures are unexplained because it's very hard to do diagnostics on a satellite that fails in orbit,» Fletcher said.

Why fans believe it is true: In 1997, two years after breaking Lou Gehrig's record for consecutive games played, a game between the Orioles and Mariners was postponed because of a electrical failure that affected the lights at Camden Yards.

It's around 88 degrees inside the AT&T Center as Doris Burke reported because of an electrical failure, so its no wonder fans were using papers to try and cool themselves down.

I don't think those are «real» codes - seems like a result of the electrical failure to me, though how, I don't know.

An auto warranty aims at protecting you from unexpected bills for repair in case of an electrical failure or a mechanical breakdown.

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Without limiting the foregoing, under no circumstances shall the Company be held liable for any delay or failure in performance resulting directly or indirectly from acts of nature, forces, or causes beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, Internet failures, computer equipment failures, telecommunication equipment failures, other equipment failures, electrical power failures, strikes, labour disputes, riots, insurrections, civil disturbances, shortages of labour or materials, fires, floods, storms, explosions, acts of God, war, governmental actions, orders of domestic or foreign courts or tribunals, non-performance of 3rd - parties, or loss of or fluctuations in heat, light, or air conditioning.

After man, dino, elephant etc. «evolved... and were standing there fully developed after billions of trial and error failures, what fired off, or put in place the electrical system to make everything work in sequence as «designed» to do?

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After taking the only pole of his career, Giacomelli shot off into the lead and comfortably stayed there for more than half the race - but then his car stuttered to a halt with electrical failure.

Many women prefer getting both electrical and manual breast pumps in case of power failure.

But the FAA also took another highly unusual, and perhaps illuminating, step: it decided to investigate its own certification process, asking in particular how it could have guaranteed as airworthy an aircraft whose electrical system has suffered a dangerous battery failure so soon, and which also has a history of electrical fires and circuitry failures, some even during the certification process itself.

While in the past the gearbox was the main cause of turbine failures in the industry, now it is electrical systems.

By testing cycling time to task failure (TTF) in a group of 12 active participants in a placebo controlled study, Dr Mauger discovered that stimulating the brain by passing a mild electrical current (transcranial direct current stimulation or tDCS) over the scalp to stimulate it increased the activity of the area associated with muscle contraction.

Electrical engineer Malvin Teich and his colleagues at Boston University analyzed about 20 hours of heartbeat records from 15 patients who had heart failure and 12 healthy controls.

During atrial fibrillation, the heart's electrical cells are misfiring, which can increase the risk of stroke, blood clots, and heart failure.

The dangers of Afib, which is caused by misfiring electrical signals in the heart, include a higher risk of stroke, blood clots, and heart failure, and symptoms that may include heart palpitations, shortness of breath and fatigue.

«The failure of the electrical connections, which would cause cognitive impairment, might be linked in some way with the herpes simplex virus,» Federoff says.But he warns, «The last thing I would want people to believe is that if they have the herpes virus or frequent cold sores, they are definitely going to get Alzheimer's.

In his postdoctoral training at Metrohealth Medical Center, Duke University Medical Center, and Mt. Sinai Medical Center, he has been interested in the maintenance of electrical function in the heart during embryonic development and in heart failure models.

The resulting diffuse invasion of myofibroblasts also interferes with the electrical and mechanical functions of the tissue, and can lead to heart failure.

I think they should accept some responsibility for the second instance of overheating and head gasket failure since the electrical thermostat was probably defective when they changed the two fans.

IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE RESTARTED AFTER FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IN THE SENSOR, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

† More likely wiring or electrical faults, as mechanical failure of these components unlikely to be transient.

IN ADDITION, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY TO CAUSE A FIRE IN THE FAN CONTROL UNIT LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

Specific safety concerns include: (1) Lithium batteries pose both a chemical and electrical hazard — under certain conditions they can overheat and ignite and, once ignited, can be especially difficult to extinguish; (2) the potential for propagation of thermal runaway between cells or batteries in a package and between adjacent packages of batteries; (3) the potential for uncontrolled lithium battery fires to overwhelm the capability of existing aircraft cargo fire protection systems, leading to a catastrophic failure of the airframe; and (4) the potential for venting of combustible gases from lithium ion cells in thermal runaway, which could collect in an enclosed environment and cause an explosion even in the presence of a suppression agent.

The most common causes of Diagnostic Trouble Code P2118 are failure of the throttle actuator control motor, a failed pedal position sensor, a faulty throttle position sensor, an open or short in the actuator circuit, or a poor electrical connection anywhere in the control circuits for the foregoing components.

Instrument cluster failures led to another in December 2008, while other recalls have been for possible fuel starvation, power - steering leaks, fuel leaks, electrical short circuits, brake pipes chafing, airbags not working properly, suspension failures and engine problems, generally caused by some sort of fuelling issue.

Once this fails, the electrical system will quickly show the signs of this failure.

Electrical system failures, leaks of nearly every kind and other woes have dogged British cars.

A transfer case electrical failure may result in an unintentional shifting of the transfer case into the neutral position.

The complete electrical system was replaced in a matter of a few hours, not due to failure but routine maintenance.

Common problems include oil consumption for the 2.0 L engine, water pump failures, faulty air flow sensors, variety of «Check Engine» light, driveability and electrical issues.

It covers accidental damage due to normal use for two years from the date of original retail purchase and a one year warranty for electrical and mechanical failures.

They also usually cover battery failure, flat tires, or mechanical or electrical breakdown and include free delivery of water, oil or fuel.

A home warranty can protect you in case of a major failure within your home; such as with kitchen appliances, plumbing, furnace, air conditioning, septic, roof, water heater, trash compactor, water well pump, attic and exhaust fans, electrical systems and more.

Cardiology refers to the study of the heart, including the diagnosis of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease, and electrophysiology, or electrical properties of the heart.

There are several causes including ingestion of toxic substances, renal failure and electrical shock but the most common cause is severe dental disease.

Veterinary Cardiologist will examine and treat veterinary patients with heart and vascular diseases; perform basic and advanced diagnostic procedures including electrocardiography, echocardiography (cardiac ultrasound), radiography, ambulatory ECG and cardiac catheterization; provide medical management of heart diseases, heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias (electrical disturbances of the heart), hypertension, and chronic respiratory disease.

Last month, 30 Garuda Indonesia flights were delayed for hours because of an electrical system failure at the new terminal.

Within weeks society as we know it ceases to exist with massive electrical grid failures, lack of clean water, fuel, or access to food.

In 2003 in North - America, a huge cascading failure in the electrical system caused fifty million people not to use electricity for two days: considering the causes and the effects of this event, it becomes clear that electricity can not be defined as a set of physical phenomena generating electric charge only.

The enhanced currents can damage or destroy electrical transformers, causing a cascade of power failures across a large portion of the electric grid.

They are, in decreasing order of importance: lightning strike, electrical malfunction, mechanical failure, and errors with maintenance.

In the Australian context with our very inflammable environment right across SE australia where by far the bulk of the turbine farms are located, the almost guaranteed likelihood of turbine nacelle fires might well be a very major and an ultimately disastrous life destroying fault of wind turbines as they begin to age and become more prone to mechanical failure and electrical failures in the nacelles.

«This prediction of an active solar cycle suggests we're potentially looking at more communications disruptions, more satellite failures, possible disruptions of electrical grids and blackouts, more dangerous conditions for astronauts,» said Richard Behnke of the Upper Atmosphere Research Section at the National Science Foundation.

That would lead to a hemispheric wide breakdown in the affected areas infrastructure, governmental control and it's ability to direct recovery and total failures in the modern electrical / communication dependent food supply and food transport and water distribution networks leaving billions without the sophisticated infrastructure that underlies all of today's city centric society ability's to exist and survive.

One of the many practical problems is that alarmist proposed policies will result in increasingly unstable electrical grids which will have an increasing probability of failure resulting in blackouts.

As electronic products are made smaller so the separation between electrical components is reduced — and this can increase the likelihood of electrical breakdown and short circuit failures.

Many of the expert witness investigations I perform require multidisciplinary expertise, whether that is chemical expertise for contamination analysis, metallurgy expertise following corrosive or fatigue failures, electronics and electrical device expertise, power systems analysis expertise, or a strong understanding of manufacturing practice and regulatory requirements.

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Following the historic Butte Wildfire, which burned more than 7,000 acres and destroyed nearly 575 homes near San Andreas, California, Baron & Budd sent Mr. Sandman into the heart of fire country to meet with those devastated by an apparent failure of Pacific Gas and Electric to properly maintain their electrical wires in thickly wooded areas.