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Sunday, March 14, 2010

If i remove a fusible link from a circuit, will the fuses alone provide sufficient protection?

No. Think of a fusible link as a master fuse for a group of circuits. If you had a fusible link burn out to save your car, do NOT eliminate it. Replace it with another fusible link, after making sure what ever burned out the first one has been found and fixed.
If i remove a fusible link from a circuit, will the fuses alone provide sufficient protection?
As an Electrical Engineer the answer is NO!
If i remove a fusible link from a circuit, will the fuses alone provide sufficient protection?
absolutely not. That's why they put in a fuseable link to begin with. By passing or Removing a fuseable link is a good way to start a serious fire. DON'T DO IT.
Reply:usually --i have done this in the past --may depend on what you are working on----some times i took the fusible link out ---and nothing worked---all i can say is try it----worst is you'll blow a fuse---you should still have a fuse at the main fuse block---
Reply:If you REMOVE the fusible link, nothing on that circuit, or group of circuits, will work. If you BYPASS the link, you are eliminating the protection against overload for the group of circuits. While each individual circuit could be load lower than its fuse rating, the total could still be higher than the value of that fusible link, and the link is the only protection against that kind of overload. It is necessary!


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