Yes, of course the lamp will limit the current - my mistake. Personally, I
still prefer not to have any current (or at least, as little as possible)
flowing through a circuit which I know is bad - the lamp will limit the
current, but without knowing what the problem is we can't tell how much (or
how little) current is going to cause a problem. But now I think about it,
the lamp trick should be safe. Sorry!
Dean
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Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 23:44:29 -0400 (EDT)
From: Donald H Locker <dhl@chelseamsl.com>
Subject: Re: Blown Fuse
Hi, Dean.
I'm confused -- are you thinking of an electrical fire near the lamp
or near the position of the short. I'm guessing the latter from your
comment about "location of the fire to spot the short", but the only
thing at all hot in the test rig I proposed is the lamp. The purpose
of the lamp (in place of the fuse) is to limit the short-circuit
current to a safe value while still providing a visible indication of
the condition of the circuit under test (shorted to ground or not).
Either way will work, both safely, but I find the lamp more visible
from the awkward positions I find myself in while operating inside
LBCs.
Donald.
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