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Article: Selective circuit breaker: individual circuit protection for factory systems. (Five Star: Product of the Month).
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- February 1, 2003
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Classes in basic electricity usually include discussions on the difference between "parallel" and "series" circuits. The example teachers will cite is a set of Christmas lights -- how with the old-fashioned series lights, all the bulbs would go dark should one fail. From such a clear example, one would have expected that all the students would know not to design any system in series.
But there are always exceptions.
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