415V sticker in household meter box
On Wed, 25 Apr 2018 10:14:13 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Cursitor Doom wrote:
I'm inclined to agree. Hardly anyone other than sparkies is aware that
any given mains fuse will pass a great deal more than its rated value
for a surprisingly long time during which much melting or even a fire
could possibly start. Such fuses are great for protecting against dead
shorts, but not much beyond that.
Err, the purpose of that fuse is to protect the wiring from melting and
causing a fire. If it doesn't, it isn't correctly specified.
+1
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My wife was hinting about what she wanted for our upcoming anniversary.
She said, "I want something shiny that goes from 0 to 150 in about 3 seconds"
I bought her a bathroom scale.
And then the fight started......
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