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  2. 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]

  3. Stab-Lok - Wikipedia

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    Stab-Lok is a brand name of electrical circuit breakers that were manufactured primarily by Federal Pacific Electric between 1950-1980. [1] [2] In June 1980, Reliance Electric, which had purchased FPE, reported to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission that "many FPE circuit breakers did not fully comply with Underwriters ...

  4. Circuit breaker - Wikipedia

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    Consumer unit. Electrical switch. Earthing systems. v. t. e. A circuit breaker is an electrical safety device designed to protect an electrical circuit from damage caused by current in excess of that which the equipment can safely carry ( overcurrent ). Its basic function is to interrupt current flow to protect equipment and to prevent fire.

  5. 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.

  6. 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 ...

  7. EFF DES cracker - Wikipedia

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    The EFF's DES cracker "Deep Crack" custom microchip. In cryptography, the EFF DES cracker (nicknamed " Deep Crack ") is a machine built by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in 1998, to perform a brute force search of the Data Encryption Standard (DES) cipher's key space – that is, to decrypt an encrypted message by trying every ...

  8. Biz Brief: SEC Approves New 'Circuit Breaker' Rules - AOL

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    Aiming to avoid another "flash crash," federal regulators on Thursday approved new "circuit breaker" rules that would briefly halt trading of some stocks that make big rapid swings in value. Last ...

  9. Breaking capacity - Wikipedia

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    Breaking capacity. Breaking capacity or interrupting rating [1] [2] is the current that a fuse, circuit breaker, or other electrical apparatus is able to interrupt without being destroyed or causing an electric arc with unacceptable duration. The prospective short-circuit current that can occur under short circuit conditions should not exceed ...