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A fuse or circuit breakers purpose in a circuit is to disconnect the circuit load from the voltage source when a circuit fault occurs.

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Q: What does a fuse or circuit breaker do when too much electricity flows through a circuit?
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What complete path through electricity flows?

A circuit.


What device used to open a circuit if too much current flows through it?

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