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There are two sections of the fuse; a straight wire section that provides quick acting response to short circuit conditions, and a coiled spring section with a soldered lump with thermal mass that provides time delay for normal overload. When inspecting a blown fuse, you can tell if it was a short or an overload by looking at where the blowout occurred.

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Q: How a fuse can provide time delayed protection for normal overload and high speed protection for short circuit?
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