Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 days agoWhat is the best Power Outlet, and why?media.piefed.socialexternal-linkmessage-square486fedilinkarrow-up1646arrow-down117file-text
arrow-up1629arrow-down1external-linkWhat is the best Power Outlet, and why?media.piefed.socialEk-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 days agomessage-square486fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecynar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·12 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-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down3·12 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.