Re: [Hampshire] [OT] PCs blowing domestic fuses

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Author: Vic
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To: hampshire
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] [OT] PCs blowing domestic fuses
> ...and a fuse doesn't blow at the stated current either - it normally
> takes
> 150% for a second or something (there are British standards and things)

That's an anti-surge fuse; quick-blow fuses (the type more commonly fitted
in plugs) do indeed blow straightaway.

Over-current circuit breakers (as distinct from RCDs/ELCBs) act pretty
much as a quick-blow fuse.

Vic.



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