| Subject: | [Spridgets] horn amps? |
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| From: | frog.aye at gmail.com (Hal Faulkner) |
| Date: | Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:40:37 -0800 |
| References: | <1451666334.20110110213758@pacifier.com> <AANLkTimc8N=M30N0xfeojmzC9wr7hqs8Db__Eau6rGEc@mail.gmail.com> |
Derf, If the resistance INcreases current will DEcrease. I think the real explanation is that the fuse is not an instantaneous type and takes a few seconds to heat up sufficiently to melt the element. Hal On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 7:26 AM, derf <derf247 at gmail.com> wrote: > > Normally wire has very low resistance. As wire is overloaded it gets > hot and the resistance increases. If your wire increases in > resistance enough to draw that extra 2 Amps then it will blow the > fuse. |
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