Peter S. <alfapete@pacbell.net> wrote
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> Bill wrote:....... If you have a large resistive short, the wire may
> > go before the 35A fuse. It is always a good idea to use the smallest fuse
> > that you have no problems with. Fuses are to protect the wire.
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> Fuses are to protect the device as well.
> PS
Sorry, but I disagree. If the device is drawing excessive current, it
is already damaged and the fuse* can do nothing to prevent further
damage. What a fuse will do is prevent the excessive current from
melting or smoking the wires and damaging a hard-to-replace wiring
harness, vehicle or human. That's all.
Donald.
*Certain high-interrupting capacity, current-limiting fuses are used
to protect semiconductor devices, but those are not used in any LBC
automotive applications that I am aware of.
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