[Amps] AC wiring

[gdaught6@stanford.edu]

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?) 

Yes.   A very handy (indicating) way of testing the circuit for 
shorts!

> or a fuse in place of a bulb.

Less handy.  Maybe lots of light, but short duration!  #8-)

73,



George T. Daughters, K6GT