Circuit Breakers

A circuit breaker is an automatically-operated electricalswitchdesigned to protect an electrical circuitfrom damage caused by overloador short circuit. Its basic function is to detect a fault condition and, by interrupting continuity, to immediately discontinue electrical flow. Unlike a fuse, which operates once and then has to be replaced, a circuit breaker can be reset (either manually or automatically) to resume normal operation.

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I picked up the remote to turn the t.v. on… No response.  I put the remote down and attempted to turn the t.v on manually (you know, by pressing the power button on the t.v.) no response.

I then, decided to reset the power surge protectors and re attempt to power on the t.v.…. Might I add no success..  So, I thought to myself, I know the cable  is paid and the utilities are taken care of… what's going on? On top of that, I heard the t.v. in the other room and the cable working just fine.. I am thinking… what's really good??? I returned to the living area and decided to turn on some lights and take another stab at this problem.. The lights wouldn’t' turn on… Needless to say, I sat; baffled at what could really be the issue.

 

THEN… A LIGHT BULB TURNED ON… not literally, lol, but you know an AH HA moment occurred.

 

I headed to the circuit breaker and found that the living area's electricity  had been automatically shut off…

What I thought was the issue wasn't. (nothing was wrong with tv, cable, or lights. )  I tried everything I thought would fix the problem not realizing that the source of the issue was something totally different . I confused the source of the  issue as being the actual issue.  For what seemed to be the issue really wasn't. The issue was there was too much overload going into one electrical circuit. The circuit breaker automatically intervened; protecting the house and household.

 

It's easy to be distracted by what may seem to be the issue. Or, better yet dwell on the issue.. But when I went to the source the issue completely changed. I had sort of a new appreciation for the tv not coming on, the lights not coming on.

 

Go check the Circuit breaker...... You might come back with a new appreciation.

Comments

[JAMiE]

Very Good...
Often we get so very caught up in dealing with the secondary – checking “this and that” while wildly fumbling around and distracted with items or problems that have absolutely nothing to do with the real issue – that we forget the primary, which is usually the source of our problem. If only we would stop scuffling with the little stuff, “the effect” and deal with the big stuff “the cause”.

[ARenee]

Good Stuff! There is nothing like dealing with the source of an issue and addressing it, rather than starting with the symptoms. It make a world of difference.