On 10 Aug 2006 07:56:05 -0700, "
wrote:

Could be - put a meter on it in ohm setting to see if the fuse is
blown. It should show nearly zero resistance - if not the fuse should
be replaced.

Never measure ohms without measuring voltage first. Only if there
are zero volts should one try to measure ohms. Even with overload
protection, that some meters have, one might burn out the meter
otherwise.

wrote:
I lost power in the house the other day and after several hours, Edison
restored the power, however we only have partial power I turned off the
main circuit breaker for a couple of minutes, then flipped it back on,
but i still have only partial power. I found another panel outside with
two Shawmut tr50r time delay fuses. Could these be the cause of the
partial power loss?

It's generally less likely that time delay fuses will burn out, and
there is nothing special about a power failure that would change this.

I see they are on your AC. Well, your AC stops and then starts over
and over, and restarting after a power failure isn't much different
from restarting after anything else.