Electronic Control Fires A Design, Manufacturing and Forensic Techni
The failures of electronic controls, which can cause loss of life and property, are discussed from the perspective of both the design and manufacturing functions and clarified for the responsible forensic team. Many pitfalls of the fast-paced produc
- PDF / 4,336,560 Bytes
- 87 Pages / 439.37 x 666.142 pts Page_size
- 79 Downloads / 146 Views
James E. Small
Electronic Control Fires A Design, Manufacturing and Forensic Technical Perspective
123
SpringerBriefs in Fire Series editor James A. Milke, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/10476
James E. Small
Electronic Control Fires A Design, Manufacturing and Forensic Technical Perspective
123
James E. Small Fort Wayne, IN USA
ISSN 2193-6595 SpringerBriefs in Fire ISBN 978-3-319-52844-1 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-52845-8
ISSN 2193-6609
(electronic)
ISBN 978-3-319-52845-8
(eBook)
Library of Congress Control Number: 2017930142 © The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
This book is dedicated to my wife Margo and my daughters Jill and Sarah
Preface
The primary intent of this book is to put into plain words how to determine whether a suspect electronic appliance control is the cause of a fire or the result of a fire. It is distinctive in two ways: first, in its evaluation of low voltage, low power (0.6 V, 5 W) fires and second, in its intent to disseminate valuable information that should not be hidden for personal gain. The author has been asked multiple times during depositions if what he had just said was “common knowledge.” It pained him to respond that it was not. This did not change the facts of the case but certainly changed what evidence was harvested and examined in pursuit of the truth. The judge and/or jury was saddled with the unenviable task of determining someone’s guilt or innocence without all of the evidence being recognized and therefore not examined. This book is also somewhat unique in its intended audience of t
Data Loading...
