On Fri, 16 Feb 2001, Daniele Gratteri wrote: > > 1.5 A, fast acting > > What does "fast acting" mean? Perhaps that, if there is a problem, the fuse > will blow very rapidly? It means that the fuse blows almost immediately, that is, not absorb a surge without blowing (slow blow). Fast acting fuses are usually a single strand of wire, while a "slow blow" usually contains a small coil to absorb a surge. There are actually specifications for exactly how much time various types of fuses take to blow. Since the Plus/4 actually uses less than 1 A, you definitely want it to blow immediately if the current reaches 1.5 A. - This message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing list. To unsubscribe: echo unsubscribe | mail cbm-hackers-request@dot.tml.hut.fi.
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