Which risk increases when exceeding cable ampacity in a step-down transformer circuit?

💡 Explanation

Thermal runaway arises because exceeding ampacity causes increased resistive heating proportional to the square of the current. This positive feedback loop can degrade insulaton and cause failures rather than purely voltage drops therefore reducing transformer cooling with proper cable sizing protects circuit integreity.

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