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What do you understand by the term electric fuse?


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Electric fuse:

  1. The electric fuse limits the current in a circuit, it is a safety device.
  2. It protects the appliances from the damage which are connected to that circuit
  3. It is made up of copper wire which breaks or melts at overheating caused by the result of overvoltage or high load.

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