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holstein13
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Nov 08, 2015

Do coiled power cords heat up and cause fires?

I've heard many folks on this forum say that if you leave a power cord coiled up or don't roll it out all the way, it will heat up and could eventually catch fire. This seems extraordinary to me si...
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Puddles
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Nov 09, 2015
A cord with current passing thru it, needs to get rid of some amount of heat. A cord laid out straight, out of the sun, is better able to evaporate heat than when it's coiled up in a storage compartment.

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