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Re: Why do circuit breakers go up for on and down for off?

From	rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups	uk.d-i-y, alt.home.repair, sci.electronics.design
Subject	Re: Why do circuit breakers go up for on and down for off?
Date	2023-05-13 01:34 +0000
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On Fri, 12 May 2023 20:40:06 -0400, Paul wrote:

> Having one derailment per day, is a testament to the technical
> sophistication of rail.

In the US it's a testament to ignoring maintenance to squeeze out the last 
dollar.

https://hungryhorsenews.com/news/2023/apr/05/train-derailment-spills-
cases-beer-clark-fork/

Some derailments have a silver lining. This one was even more special by 
having seven of the derailed cars in a tunnel. 

We've had others that dumped grain cars. The bears really appreciate 
those.

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Re: Why do circuit breakers go up for on and down for off? Bob F <bobnospam@gmail.com> - 2023-05-10 13:31 -0700
  Re: Why do circuit breakers go up for on and down for off? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2023-05-10 23:04 +0200
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            Re: Why do circuit breakers go up for on and down for off? Bob F <bobnospam@gmail.com> - 2023-05-11 06:48 -0700
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        Re: Why do circuit breakers go up for on and down for off? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2023-05-12 20:40 -0400
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