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Friday, 10 January 2014

What is a fuse ?

          A fuse is a short piece of metal inserted in electrical circuit which melts when excessive current flows through it and thus breaks the circuit . Fuse element is generally made of material having low melting point , high conductivity and least deterioration due to oxidation . A fuse has inverse time current characteristics.