When I plug in the adapters to my various electronic devices (modems, guitar amps, etc.), both the adapters and the devices are getting hot. This has never happened before. Could this mean that there is faulty electrical wiring at my new apartment? Also, is it safe to keep my devices plugged in?
2007-09-06 11:07:47 · 2 answers · asked by Secure S 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
Could be harmonics
Googled harmonics overheat transformers to get
www.weenergies.com/business_new/energyeff/harmonics.pdf
ecmweb.com/mag/electric_fundamentals_harmonics
www.copper.org/applications/electrical/pq/issues.html
Googled "undervoltage overheats transformer" to find
"pqtest" writes low voltage could cause a transformer to overheat in
http://forums.mikeholt.com/archive/index.php/t-68596.html
An electrician might be able to tell.
2007-09-06 11:23:21 · answer #1 · answered by A Guy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats what she said
2007-09-06 11:17:03 · answer #2 · answered by evilmonk66 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋