It can also cause the fuel pump to overheat because it is not submerged in fuel.
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Fire investigators are working to find out what caused the Sony PSP to overheat.
From the freep.com
An integrated circuit in a dashboard could overheat and set instruments on fire.
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However, these weapons can overheat if fired continuously for prolonged periods.
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Those in northern zoos never overheat so no reduction in their mane is necessary.
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Those sun angles would cause the shuttle to overheat while docked to the station.
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Besides that, ribbon cables can block airflow and cause components to overheat.
From the usatoday.com
The plug-in wall unit can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.
From the post-gazette.com
I was also pleased that the laptop did not overheat even after a full day of use.
From the techcrunch.com
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Get excessively and undesirably hot; "The car engines overheated"
(overheated) heated beyond a safe or desirable point; "the child became overheated"; "overheated metal"
(overheating) excessive heating
(Overheating (economics)) Overheating of an economy occurs when its productive capacity is unable to keep pace with growing aggregate demand. It is generally characterised by an above-trend rate of economic growth, where growth is occurring at an unsustainable rate. ...
(Overheated) A metal is said to have been overheated if, after exposure to an unduly high temperature, it develops an undesirably coarse grain structure but is not permanently damaged. ...
(Over-heating) growth of demand in an economy at a faster rate than supply, in a situation where there is little or no spare productive capacity and (usually) a foreign exchange constraint limiting the level of imports. ...
(Overheating) An economy that is expanding so quickly that there is concern about inflation rates rising. The Federal Reserve usually tries to slow the economy's pace by tightening the money supply. This causes less money to be chasing after goods and services.
(Overheating) An economy that is growing very quickly, with the risk of high inflation.
(Overheating) Can occur in preheat furnaces prior to forging or in the heat-treating operation. The condition results when metal temperature exceeds the critical temperature of the alloy involved and a change in phase occurs; this is also known as the transformation temperature. ...