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holstein13
Explorer
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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ol_Bombero-JC
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Nov 10, 2015
slickest1 wrote:
If that is possible then all us guy's with automatic cord reels are in trouble.




Bingo!



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