Hi,
> A fuse will never protect _you_ nor the device. It is only ment
>to protect the house/the installation....
This I have to take issue with (though I'm probably quibbling over
semantics?).
The purpose of the fuse in the PLUG is to protect the power cable between the
plug and the device from carrying an unsafe current in the event of a problem
with that CABLE.
The device itself should contain a second fuse which is there to protect the
PSU in the event of a failure or overload.
At least that's what we were taught when I did an electronics course a few
years back.
TTFN - Pete.
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Received on Tue Oct 12 1999 - 10:35:57 BST