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The fuse is place in the live wire so that under fault conditions the supply is cut off but the equipment is still connected to the neutral wire.

If both wires were fused, there would be a 50-50 chance of the one in the neutral going first, which could leave the equipment still connected to the live wire and thus a further potential danger.

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