Re: slightly off topic
"Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr." <[email protected]>
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Blake Pfankuch wrote:
> The load wasn't dropped on the utility side. I checked it with a multi
> meter. And we do have a generator there, and it is right before the
> fuses I was speaking of. And it didn't kick in because it didn't detect
> bad voltage. What I am specifically asking is if anyone else has seen a
> fuse similar to this, or if they can justify reasoning for these being
> on this circuit.
I have never heard of fuse that was anything but a fuse--a length of
fusible metal designed to fail when certain current/time profile is
exceeded.
I have heard of surge arrestors or absorbers, but they are always shunt
devices design to fail to ground when a certain voltage (well above the
operating voltage) is exceeded.
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