Assertion: short circuit | /r/Causes | damage
Facets:
value: to the system
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to equipment
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: sometimes
type: TEMPORAL
value: to the hard disk drive
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to the circuit
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Smoke or flames may appear, and the short can be strong enough to melt insulation on electrical wiring, or to cause damage to the circuit itself.
text: It is typically hard to know the exact reason, but a screw connecting the main board’s power lines with a grounded chassis (or with each other) does sound like a probable cause for a short circuit, which could cause damage to the hard disk drive (which it should not do).
text: Shorts, as they are known, can be dangerous and may also cause damage to equipment.
text: Sometimes short-circuit causes damage to the system.