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What do tripped breakers and blown fuses indicate?

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Blown fuses indicate overload in the electrical circuit. Possible short-circuit or higher input voltage.

Tripped circuit breakers I guess means:

A residual-current device (RCD), similar to a residual current circuit breaker (RCCB) which is used for breaking the circuit when electric current pass through a man or could cause fire/burning in the/near the electrical sockets.

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