Encyclopedia > Overload

  Article Content

Overload

An overload is a situation where a machine or system is subjected to a greater load than it was designed for. Electrical overload can be caused by short circuit or by incorrect installation. Systems should incorporate suitable overload protection devices to prevent damage should such a situation occur.



All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

 
  Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!
 
 
  
  Featured Article
Canadian Music Hall of Fame

... 1996 Denny Doherty[?] 1996 John Kay[?] 1996 Dominic Troiano[?] 1996 Zal Yanovsky 1997 Gil Evans[?] 1997 Lenny Breau[?] 1997 Maynard Ferguson ...

 
 
 
This page was created in 69.1 ms