Finding a short circuit before it finds you

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Sandian Kevin Howard inspects electrical wiring in the wheel well of a retired Boeing 727 at Sandias FAA Airworthiness Assurance NDI Validation Center. The wing on the 727 has been removed. (Photo by Randy Montoya)
Sandian Kevin Howard inspects electrical wiring in the wheel well of a retired Boeing 727 at Sandia’s FAA Airworthiness Assurance NDI Validation Center. The wing on the 727 has been removed. (Photo by Randy Montoya)

A preemptive spark lasting for nanoseconds that helps find potentially dangerous short circuits hidden in the miles of wiring behind the panels of aging commercial airliners has been patented by Sandia National Laboratories.


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