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Magic smoke (also factory smoke, blue smoke, or the genie) is a humorous name for the caustic smoke produced by severe electrical over-stress of electronic circuits or components, causing overheating and an accompanying release of smoke. The smoke typically smells of burning plastic and other chemicals. The color of the smoke depends on which component is overheating, but it is commonly blue, grey, or white. Minor overstress eventually results in component failure, but without pyrotechnic display or release of smoke. A power transistor inside a power supply is a frequent culprit for the acrid smoke.

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  • Magic Smoke (engl. für: Magischer Rauch, auch Blue Smoke) wird scherzhaft eine fiktive Substanz genannt, die für das Funktionieren von elektrischen Bauelementen verantwortlich sein soll. (de)
  • Magic smoke (also factory smoke, blue smoke, or the genie) is a humorous name for the caustic smoke produced by severe electrical over-stress of electronic circuits or components, causing overheating and an accompanying release of smoke. The smoke typically smells of burning plastic and other chemicals. The color of the smoke depends on which component is overheating, but it is commonly blue, grey, or white. Minor overstress eventually results in component failure, but without pyrotechnic display or release of smoke. A power transistor inside a power supply is a frequent culprit for the acrid smoke. The name is a running in-joke that started among electrical engineers and technicians, which was later adopted by programmers and computer scientists. The jargon file, a compendium of historical and current hacker jargon, defines: magic smoke: n. A substance trapped inside IC packages that enables them to function (also called blue smoke; this is similar to the archaic phlogiston hypothesis about combustion). Its existence is demonstrated by what happens when a chip burns up -- the magic smoke gets let out, so it doesn't work any more. The device operates as long as the magic smoke is trapped inside of it, but when the smoke escapes from it, the device ceases to operate. Ergo, the smoke is an essential part of the device and its operation, through undetermined ("magical") means. (en)
  • 魔法烟雾(英語:Magic smoke),又名魔法气体、青烟,是电路或电子器件被烧毁时冒出的气体的幽默说法(常见于接线错误、过電流、过電压或过热),来源于笑话“所有电子器件都是依靠内部的魔法烟雾工作的,如果你让它们出来了(即损坏了),它们就不工作了。”气体一般具有烧焦塑料或是某些化学品的气味,并且有时还会包含黑烟或冒出火星。烟雾的颜色与过热的器件有关,不过一般是白色或者黑色。损坏部件常见于电路中的功率级部分,如电机驱动器中的功率MOSFET,IPM IGBT模块。 (zh)
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  • Magic Smoke (engl. für: Magischer Rauch, auch Blue Smoke) wird scherzhaft eine fiktive Substanz genannt, die für das Funktionieren von elektrischen Bauelementen verantwortlich sein soll. (de)
  • 魔法烟雾(英語:Magic smoke),又名魔法气体、青烟,是电路或电子器件被烧毁时冒出的气体的幽默说法(常见于接线错误、过電流、过電压或过热),来源于笑话“所有电子器件都是依靠内部的魔法烟雾工作的,如果你让它们出来了(即损坏了),它们就不工作了。”气体一般具有烧焦塑料或是某些化学品的气味,并且有时还会包含黑烟或冒出火星。烟雾的颜色与过热的器件有关,不过一般是白色或者黑色。损坏部件常见于电路中的功率级部分,如电机驱动器中的功率MOSFET,IPM IGBT模块。 (zh)
  • Magic smoke (also factory smoke, blue smoke, or the genie) is a humorous name for the caustic smoke produced by severe electrical over-stress of electronic circuits or components, causing overheating and an accompanying release of smoke. The smoke typically smells of burning plastic and other chemicals. The color of the smoke depends on which component is overheating, but it is commonly blue, grey, or white. Minor overstress eventually results in component failure, but without pyrotechnic display or release of smoke. A power transistor inside a power supply is a frequent culprit for the acrid smoke. (en)
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  • Magic Smoke (de)
  • Magic smoke (en)
  • 魔法烟雾 (zh)
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