Ek-Hou-Van-Braai to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-222 days agoWhat is the best Power Outlet, and why?media.piefed.socialimagemessage-square473fedilinkarrow-up1648arrow-down115file-text
arrow-up1633arrow-down1imageWhat is the best Power Outlet, and why?media.piefed.socialEk-Hou-Van-Braai to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-222 days agomessage-square473fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@cynar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish11•23 days agoThe fuses aren’t to protect the circuit, they protect the end and intermediate devices. The breakers protect the actual circuit. E.g. you’ve got a thin flex for a low power lamp. You don’t have to worry about a short allowing 40A to flow down a 2A cable.
minus-square@Treczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•23 days agoHow many cheap import lamps do have an appropriate fuse? And the short circuit 40A is better covered by a fast-acting breaker.
The fuses aren’t to protect the circuit, they protect the end and intermediate devices. The breakers protect the actual circuit.
E.g. you’ve got a thin flex for a low power lamp. You don’t have to worry about a short allowing 40A to flow down a 2A cable.
How many cheap import lamps do have an appropriate fuse?
And the short circuit 40A is better covered by a fast-acting breaker.