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In article ,
Tim Watts wrote:
On 22/10/14 11:09, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
harryagain wrote:
Fuse wire will carry four times the rated load for around half an hour
before melting.


Where on earth did you find that bit of nonsense? More like a second at
twice the rated current.


60-100 seconds:


http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/images/f/fc/Curve-BS3036.png


Right. So about a second at four times the rated loading. Not quite half
an hour.

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