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For example, a short circuit is a fault in which a live wire touches a neutral or ground wire. An open-circuit fault occurs if a circuit is interrupted by a failure of a current-carrying wire (phase or neutral) or a blown fuse or circuit breaker.
Normal fast-blow fuses are the most general purpose fuses. A time-delay fuse (also known as an anti-surge or slow-blow fuse) is designed to allow a current which is above the rated value of the fuse to flow for a short period of time without the fuse blowing. These types of fuse are used on equipment such as motors, which can draw larger than ...
A short circuit is an abnormal connection between two nodes of an electric circuit intended to be at different voltages. This results in an electric current limited only by the Thévenin equivalent resistance of the rest of the network which can cause circuit damage, overheating, fire or explosion.
Battleshort (sometimes "battle short") is a condition in which some military equipment can be placed so it does not shut down when circumstances would be damaging to the equipment or personnel. The origin of the term is to bridge or " short " the fuses of an electrical apparatus before entering combat, so that the fuse blowing will not stop the ...
Short fuse and similar may refer to: Short Fuse Blues, 1990 debut album by Australian blues singer and guitarist Dave Hole; Short-Fuze (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe "Short Fuse", another name for Good to Go 1986 "Short Fuse" (1972), sixth episode of the first season of TV series Columbo
Tree limbs creating a short circuit in power lines during a storm. This typically results in a power outage in the area supplied by these lines. In power supply networks, the power generation and the electrical load (demand) must be very close to equal every second to avoid overloading of network components, which can severely damage them.
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Fuse (Colin James album), 2000; Fuse (Everything but the Girl album), 2023; Fuse (Keith Urban album), 2013; The Fuse (band), a band from the East of Scotland; The Fuse, by Pennywise, 2005; Fused, a 2005 album by Tony Iommi; F.U.S.E., an alias for electronic artist Richie Hawtin; Fuse Festival, an Australian contemporary music event