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  2. Property Tax Circuit Breaker - Wikipedia

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    Property Tax Circuit Breaker. A Property Tax Circuit Breaker is a tax refund in the United States given to low income individuals and families whose property tax liability is a large percentage of their yearly income. The term was coined by John Shannon of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations in the 1960s.

  3. Arc-fault circuit interrupter - Wikipedia

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    The current (as of 2013) devices are referred to as "combination type." An arc-fault circuit interrupter ( AFCI) or arc-fault detection device ( AFDD) [1] is a circuit breaker that breaks the circuit when it detects the electric arcs that are a signature of loose connections in home wiring. Loose connections, which can develop over time, can ...

  4. 2010 flash crash - Wikipedia

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    The DJIA on May 6, 2010 (11:00 AM – 4:00 PM EDT) The May 6, 2010, flash crash, [1] [2] [3] also known as the crash of 2:45 or simply the flash crash, was a United States trillion-dollar [4] flash crash (a type of stock market crash) which started at 2:32 p.m. EDT and lasted for approximately 36 minutes. [5]

  5. Counterfeit circuit breakers in homes across U.S. - AOL

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    Consumers can call Miami Breakers weekdays between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time at (800) 941-1112 or email info@miamibreaker.com. Show comments. Thousands of homes across the U.S. are at risk of ...

  6. How Circuit Breakers Can Let Cooler (Human) Heads Prevail

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    Regulators still don't know what caused the flash crash on May 6, but their pilot program of putting circuit breakers on a bunch more stocks goes into full gear this week. Circuit breakers, which ...

  7. 2.2 million Siemens and Murray circuit breakers recalled - AOL

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    About 2.2 million Siemens and Murray circuit breakers are being recalled over concerns a spring clip can break and cause the breakers to fail, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.

  8. Fault current limiter - Wikipedia

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    Fault current limiter. A fault current limiter (FCL), also known as fault current controller (FCC), [1] is a device which limits the prospective fault current when a fault occurs (e.g. in a power transmission network) without complete disconnection. The term includes superconducting, solid-state and inductive devices.

  9. Recloser - Wikipedia

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    Also known as reclosers or autoreclosers, ACRs are essentially rated circuit breakers with integrated current and voltage sensors and a protection relay, optimized for use as a protection asset. Commercial ACRs are governed by the IEC 62271-111/IEEE Std C37.60 and IEC 62271-200 standards. [1] [2] The three major classes of operating maximum ...