The circuit protection market is filled with such a wide variety of fuses today that the previously accepted method of specifying fuses is just not enough. Instead, the proper application of fuses in ...

This article discusses Allegro’s current sensor integrated circuits (ICs) and its DC current capability and fuse characteristics, as well as its 50 A to 200 A measurement capability. It also features ...

Menlo Park, Calif. — Raychem Circuit Protection, a business unit of Tyco Electronics, has expanded its line of overcurrent protection devices with its RoHS-compliant slow blow surface-mount fuses.

In electronics and electrical engineering, a fuse is an electrical safety device that operates to provide overcurrent protection of an electrical circuit. Its essential component is a metal wire or ...

It’s easy to trivialize the need for a fuse and how to select one. We have all been annoyed or exasperated by a blown fuse. Sometimes we wish there was no such component needed for our circuits. With ...

The current flowing through an appliance can be calculated by rearranging the equation: Once the current is known the next highest fuse rating is chosen. A fuse rated below the normal operating ...

Maintenance personnel should implement a maintenance procedure for interval inspections of fuse protected equipment. The maintenance procedure should stress the environmental or operating conditions ...

The new Trans-Guard™ EXT Current-Limiting Backup Fuse is designed to enhance protection on overhead distribution systems by significantly reducing the amount of energy let-through to the source of the ...

The new Trans-Guard EXT Current-Limiting Backup Fuse from Thomas & Betts is designed to enhance protection on overhead distribution systems by significantly reducing the amount of energy let-through ...