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 ...

Understanding the advantages, limitations, and use cases of each technology helps engineers create reliable consumer products.

An electrical fuse box and a circuit breaker panel interrupt faults differently, shaping safety exposure, maintenance risk, upgrade limits, and long-term reliability. The wrong choice can quietly turn ...

Mr. Sheehan, why did Mersen develop the new 2,000 VDC fuses for PV systems? JT Sheehan: We received customer requests for ...

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 ...

Several years back, I contributed a column centered on the theme of finding parts to use in a pinch. How many times have you needed something, gone through all the parts trays and boxes and still come ...

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