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Is there any sensor that can detect melting of electrical wires

manojroy123
manojroy123 5 days ago

Is there any sensor that can detect melting of electrical wires. The smell of melting electrical wire is disgusting.

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  • robogary
    robogary 5 days ago +1
    Like a smoke detector ?
  • cstanton
    cstanton 5 days ago +1
    manojroy123 said: Is there any sensor that can detect melting of electrical wires There are options. Consider the following that would be associated with this happening: - Temperature increase -…
  • BigG
    BigG 5 days ago +1
    Suggest a Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (MOS) gas sensors tuned for TVOCs. Sensirion SGP40 / SGP41 is a good bet. Otherwise, Bosch BME680. No doubt, other cheaper analog MOS sensors could be used too.
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    SensoredHacker0 5 days ago

    typically, you'd spec your wires to ampacity, and adjust insulation for ampactity, load, service factor, and ambient conditions. 
    ampactity is how much current your wire can cary, determined by cross section
    insulation type selection depends on environment, and these other factors.
    service factor: a padding in the calculation depending on load type, and run time, which contribute to conductor heating.
    ambient contitiosn are how how it is in the area

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    SensoredHacker0 5 days ago

    typically, you'd spec your wires to ampacity, and adjust insulation for ampactity, load, service factor, and ambient conditions. 
    ampactity is how much current your wire can cary, determined by cross section
    insulation type selection depends on environment, and these other factors.
    service factor: a padding in the calculation depending on load type, and run time, which contribute to conductor heating.
    ambient contitiosn are how how it is in the area

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