Re: [BlindHandyMan] changed fuse wire?
Thanks Dale, and yep, I remember, be sixty fourin june! Always wondered how one "mended" a fuse, now I know! Tom
Re: [BlindHandyMan] changed fuse wire?
Maybe it is used in cars in "fusable links" where I'd not have run into it. In electronics at our level of experience, and in home wiring, fuses come in various cartridges; which I'm sure you know of too. Thanks Tom On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 12:08:08PM +1200, Jewel wrote: > There are several grades depending on the amount of ampherage it is expected > to carry, but, > essentially, it is very fine flexible wire > > Jewel.- Original Message - > From: "Tom Fowle" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 11:58 AM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] changed fuse wire? > > > What is "fuse wire?" > > Only thing I know called fuse wire is almost solder used in some weird > equipment > as fuses. > What I've seen wouldn't be springy. > > Tom Fowle > > > > > > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The > Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more > information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list > just send a blank > message to: > blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links > > > > > __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature > database 5026 (20100413) > __ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > >
Re: [BlindHandyMan] changed fuse wire?
I used to work with something called fuseable links. They were lengths of wire that were soldered in line along a circuit. They were designed to melt at a specific range to make sure whatever was at the end of the circuit didn't fry. Don't know if that's what they mean or not. - Original Message - From: Tom Fowle To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 7:58 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] changed fuse wire? What is "fuse wire?" Only thing I know called fuse wire is almost solder used in some weird equipment as fuses. What I've seen wouldn't be springy. Tom Fowle [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] changed fuse wire?
Mostly it isn't all that springy but quite malleable. When I lived in England, many of the older circuits had porcelain fuse holders, a device with prongs which push into a slotted panel something like one of our plugs only larger. The holder has a couple of screws, you select a length of fuse wire of the appropriate amperage, loop one end around one screw, pass it through a sort of hoop and around the other screw. When the circuit is over loaded this wire burns through. The function is the same as our cartridge fuses but the wire is exposed. Remember the Beatles? "I could be handy mending a fuse when your lights are gone" - Original Message - From: Tom Fowle To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 7:58 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] changed fuse wire? What is "fuse wire?" Only thing I know called fuse wire is almost solder used in some weird equipment as fuses. What I've seen wouldn't be springy. Tom Fowle [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [BlindHandyMan] changed fuse wire?
There are several grades depending on the amount of ampherage it is expected to carry, but, essentially, it is very fine flexible wire Jewel.- Original Message - From: "Tom Fowle" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 11:58 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] changed fuse wire? What is "fuse wire?" Only thing I know called fuse wire is almost solder used in some weird equipment as fuses. What I've seen wouldn't be springy. Tom Fowle Send any questions regarding list management to: blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5026 (20100413) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com
