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Normally aluminum, zinc, copper, or an alloy that will provide predictable characteristics and blow under the conditions the fuse was designed for.
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What is fuse what is it made up of?
A fuse in its simplest form - is simply a short piece of wire that is weaker than the circuit it is protecting. When the current flowing through the circuit exceeds the fuse rating, the fuse wire melts - breaking the circuit.
What is fuse wire made?
copper and tin
Why is the orange wire coming from the fuse box to the head light switch burning up?
There is an oversized or malfunctioning fuse in the fuse box. The fuse should blow before the wire is damaged.
What type of wire is used in fuse and why?
Fuse wire is usually made with metal that has a low melting point, e.g. tin, to lessen the risk of fire.
Which do you think melts faster the wires in a circuit or wire that make up a fuse?
The fuse wire is thinner and it's designed to melt faster.
Why cant an electric fuse be replaced by electric wire?
Because then it wouldn't 'blow' at the prescribed amperage. -A fuse is made with very fine tolerance wire to melt at an EXACT amperage.
What happens when a hot wire touches a ground of a vehicle body what does it do?
It will produce a dead short and blow a fuse if the circuit is fuse protected, if not it will burn the wire up until the wire(s) burns in half.
Is it safe to use copper to repair electrical fuse?
yes very safe.add. Fuse wire is usually made of tin-plated copper. The fuse wire may well get warm in service, and a bare copper wire will gradually oxidize and will fail sooner as a consequence.
Does negative ground wire have fuse?
NO. Usually the positive wire will have the fuse.
Why is it dangerous to replace a fuse with a wire that bypass the fuse?
Why is it dangerous to replace a fuse with a wire that bypasses the fuse
What is the formula for the joules law for heat?
1. the filament of electric bulb is made up of tungsten as it has melting point of 3380 degree & it cannot be oxidised 2. electric fuse As a safely device which works on heating effect of electric current. the fuse wire is made up of copper, lead & tin. if a current larger than the specified value close to the circuit, the temperature of fuse wire increase. this melts the fuse wire & breaks the circuit.
What is thicker a 8amp fuse wire or a 15amp wire?
The 15 amp fuse.
