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From: <gdaught6@stanford.edu>
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Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 3:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] AC wiring
> On 22 Oct 2005 at 15:17, m.ford wrote:
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>> Plug fuses were perfectly safe. They were also handy beacause the
>> base thread is the same as a light bulb. You could screw a bulb in
>> place of the fuse (current limiter?)
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> Yes. A very handy (indicating) way of testing the circuit for
> shorts!
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>> or a fuse in place of a bulb.
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> Less handy. Maybe lots of light, but short duration! #8-)
>
In this mode they are useful for safely testing modern circuit breakers.
Mike k1ern
> 73,
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> George T. Daughters, K6GT
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