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When does your fuse blow up ?

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Asked by truth exposed, 24 Feb 06:51 pm
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When i'am tired
Answered by Quest, 24 Feb 08:57 pm

 
  
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Never so for
Answered by sigma, 24 Feb 07:04 pm

 
  
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The term "blow" will be used here for the fusing of a fuse - the act of melting the fuse wire and breaking the electrical circuit. Terms such as "it blew a fuse" and "why did the fuse blow?" are common here. The term "blow" in this context may be less common in some countries. Using "fuse" which is correct, as in "the fuse fused", is liable to be too confusing
The purpose of a fuse is to protect equipment and wiring against the damaging effects of electrical faults which cause excess currents, and to disable equipment which is faulty. The fuse "blows" when the current carried exceeds the rated value for an excessive time. The higher the overload the shorter the period before the fuse blows. So, equipment which is meant to "draw" 10 amps but which has a short from phase to ground, so it draws, say, 100 amps, will blow its fuse in milliseconds. But, a piece of equipment which draws say double the fuse's rated value, may take many seconds to melt the fusewire and to blow the fuse. The ...more
Answered by jafar, 24 Feb 06:58 pm

 
  
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In real life never
Answered by rajan, 24 Feb 06:52 pm

 
  
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