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Fuses are triggered, or more correctly blown, when the current through them exceeds their preset limit. A short circuit would be one example, where you might see several hundred amperes in a 15 ampere circuit, but only for a short time, as the fuse would blow nearly instantly. An overload would be another example, where you might see 25 or 30 amperes in a 15 ampere circuit. It might take some time, seconds or minutes, depending on the overload time characteristics of the fuse because, in that case, the fuse is designed to allow short time overloads to allow motor startup.

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Is shift register edge triggered or level triggered?

If the shift register is synchronized (uses clock) the control signal is level triggered. If the shift register is asycronized (no clock) the control signal is edge triggered.


In science to prevent overloading in a parallel circuit you could install a what?

you can use a fuse or circuit breaker


The fuse 13 A in a plug is intended to?

This is intended to protect the flex of a plug. A fuse is a little wire that all of the electricity coming into the appliance flows through. If something goes wrong and the current is higher than it should be, this fuse will overheat and burn out, thus breaking the wire and cutting the flow of electricity. If there was no fuse, the circuit would not be broken, this could overheat the plug and it could possibly catch fire. The 13A means that that fuse is set to 13 Amps of current, If it gets anything over that, the fuse will blow. Depending on the appliance the number will vary. 13A fuses are mostly used in the flexes of an appliance that have a high voltage, such as heating appliances like kettles fan heaters. When choosing a fuse for a plug you must choose a fuse that is higher than the current that the appliance has as current is higher when things are first switched on. If you choose a fuse that is too low for the appliance, the fuse will keep blowing out. Never choose a fuse that is too high for an appliance as this will not blow out if the current is too high.


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Manner in which a flip-flopis activated by a signal transition.It may be either +ve or -ve edge triggered fliop-flop.


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