Talk:Fuse (electrical)
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A fuse is not a circuit breaker - a circuit breaker is always a resettable electromechanical device. The article talks mostly about household fuses - they are also applied in power distribution up to about 115,000 V. I'll put this one on my list. --Wtshymanski 03:21, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Is it really the case that "most other" jurisdictions consider the branch circuit protection to also protect the flexible cord wires? I could only speak for US/Canadian standards. Does any other part of the world put a fuse in the attachment plug? --Wtshymanski 21:31, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- The british BS1363 plug is the only general purpose plug i know of that is normally fused (there is also the british electric clock connector and a few propietry variants of the BS 1363 plug). I have seen some pictures of old spanish installations that had fuses in the sockets though (these were however very old sockets with no earth contacts so they probablly aren't representitive of modern spanish wiring). Plugwash 19:35, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Article needs specific national labels
When reading this article I found numerous references to specific applications that do not give a national or geographic label. For instance, I've lived in the US, Switzerland and GB and can identify some of the applications discussed, but I don't think most people can. It could really be confusing. I realize that Wiki isn't a "technical reference handbook", but I think a lot of people come here for some quick information. I'll do what I can, but ... --TGC55 13:40, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Symbol
What is the elctronic circuit symbol for a fuse, the article doesn't say. Philc TECI 13:37, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
- I'm sure someone will insert a good picture, but, basically, in ASCII art: ---o~o---
- That is, a squiggly piece of metal between two terminal circles.
- Atlant 13:45, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
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- Hmm i've always seen a different one, like the rectangulat resistor symbol but with a line through the middle. Plugwash 00:02, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
