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In article , Brian Gaff \(Sofa\)
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I'm always wary of so called safety devices that rely on electronics.
That is why I used to pull out the breaker on that circuit completely.
OK some bodger might have routed a live from a different ring, but very
unlikely.


Brian


we had a teacher at school whose hair was completely white. He'd been
working on a circuit from which he'd removed the fuse. Someone passing saw
the fuse on the side and re-inserted it.
Moral - put the fuse in your pocket.

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