But sometimes high voltages can cause electrical damage if components are not well-grounded.
After that, the city will need to check for electrical damage.
They happen fairly frequently, and if they are intense enough they can damage satellites, blackout radio signals, and damage electrical equipment.
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Our usual go-to back-up location, the Westport Weston YMCA, is shut down indefinitely due to flooding and significant damage to electrical and other systems.
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Growing human tissue is old hat, but being able to measure activity inside flesh is harder -- any electrical probing tends to damage the cells.
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Also known as service agreements, extended warranties will pay out for repairs, replacements and sometimes damage to electrical appliances such as cookers, washing machines or television sets.
Court papers showed he denied a charge of careless driving at Lochgreen Road that day, losing control of his car, causing it to collide with and damage an electrical box and a fence.
The National Library in Prague's Klementinum sustained damage to its electrical and heating systems.
The plant has not strengthened electrical cables to withstand fire damage for one to three hours, a regulation established to provide necessary plant security in the event of an emergency.
Damage to the grid: Power surges and electrical system failure due to high loads can cause power outages and damage to BC Hydro equipment and infrastructure, including the premature failure of distribution transformers.
Microcapsules in the gold circuit released liquid metal in response to damage, swiftly restoring electrical conductivity, and bringing self-repairing electronic chips a step closer.
An EMP wave a million times stronger than the most powerful radio transmitter would damage or destroy the electrical grid and unshielded electronic devices upon which our society utterly depends.
The unique shape and electrical characteristics of dividing tumor cells make them susceptible to damage when exposed to TTF, which could stop tumor growth.
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Refiners are reluctant to blend more than 10% ethanol into gasoline because consumers don't want it, and because a higher blend can damage the engines of older cars, boats and electrical equipment.
Cohen Kadosh added that it was important to identify any downsides of this and other similar forms of transcranial electrical stimulation to ensure that boosting one cognitive ability did not lead to damage in another.
Studies funded by national laboratories have estimated that a powerful solar disturbance could knock out electrical service to over a hundred million people, causing trillions of dollars in damage.
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Ceiling tiles being disturbed by draughts, repairs to the electrical circuit and even pupils scraping chairs and tables in classrooms may have caused damage to asbestos boards, it suggested.
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They can put an electrical charge on satellites in high orbits, such as communications satellites, and may damage their sensitive electronics.
However, diseases that result in damage to the myelin, including MS, leave the nerves exposed and electrical signals struggle to travel round the body.
These conditions, if not corrected, could result in damage to critical systems and structures, and the potential for fire in the electrical compartment.
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LONDON, England -- A Australian electrical engineer is developing a portable brain scanner that could help prevent people from suffering brain damage after they have a stroke.
Flooding wasn't extensive in Manhattan during the storm, but it caused some spectacular damage where it did occur, inundating subway stations and tunnels, crippling critical electrical infrastructure and destroying the mechanical equipment in waterfront skyscrapers.
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