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   Allodoxaphobia to legg   
   Re: thermal switch   
   09 Feb 24 13:50:22   
   
   From: trepidation@example.net   
      
   On Thu, 08 Feb 2024 11:02:43 -0500, legg wrote:   
   > On Wed, 07 Feb 2024 13:44:59 -0500, legg  wrote:   
   >   
   >>A thermal switch rated 110C/0C - does this mean freezing is   
   >>required to rest it?   
   >>   
   >>Others rated 150C/60C will self-reset at room temp.   
   >   
   > I opened up one of them and the construction was of a resettable   
   > part. I guess a zero degree reset is less reliable (or practical).   
      
   Maybe the "0C" (in 110C/0C) was a clumsy way to infer it's not resettable.   
   Afterall, who has ever heard of thermal switches operating around 0C ?   
   Bi-metal switches - yes.   
      
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