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49.
For safety, the fuse wire used in the mains for household supply of electricity must be made of metal having
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Rajesh said:
1 decade ago
Fuse (lead+tin) has high specific resistance than copper. But fuse resistance is lesser than load.
Rakesh kumar said:
1 decade ago
Fuse has low melting point of fuse wire which will be burn at high current through wire.
ABHI said:
9 years ago
Fuse is connected in series with load so we consider current passing though it.
Aaishu said:
1 decade ago
Yes, lead is used in fuse because of low melting point & high resistance.
PROSENJIT HALDER said:
10 years ago
A fuse wire always should have high resistance and low melting point.
Sajin Vineeth said:
1 decade ago
Tinned copper and other low melting wire used in fuse is it right ?
Anmol (MIT professor) said:
9 years ago
Fuse is a low resistance and melting point sacrificial device.
DebashisD said:
3 years ago
Fuse wire is a wire of high resistance and low melting point.
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Rajesh said:
1 decade ago
A fuse wire must have high resistance and low melting point.
Ketan said:
7 years ago
What is short circuit? Please explain briefly in technical.
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