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In Reply to: RE: NO! IT'S THE OPPOSITE - LIVE GOES TO THE SIDE TERMINAL OF THE FUSE HOLDER! posted by sideliner on June 09, 2016 at 07:41:03
"when the user fits the replacement fuse and pushes it into the fuse holder and it makes contact with the spring at the end, the fuse will not be live and he will not get a shock. "
Is that a forum for Darwin Award hopefuls? The user is supposed to unplug the equipment when inspecting or replacing fuses. If he intentionally disregards that step, he should be smart enough to put the fuse into the cap, then push and twist the cap into the holder without touching the fuse. Anyone failing to observe either of those steps gets my vote.
FWIW, the reason I personally connect the tail of the holder to AC-hot is that sometimes, when the cap is twisted off, the blown fuse stays in the body of the holder. If the user forgets to unplug the equipment, the bare end of the fuse won't be hot. Of course, this only works if the fuse is blown, so it's not intended as a substitute for unplugging the line cord. It's just one more precaution that might save someone's life.
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> > Is that a forum for Darwin Award hopefuls? The user is supposed to unplug the equipment when inspecting or replacing fuses. If he intentionally disregards that step, he should be smart enough to put the fuse into the cap, then push and twist the cap into the holder without touching the fuse. Anyone failing to observe either of those steps gets my vote. < <
I agree 100%
...The assertion that contact with the fuse end caps can only occur at the end of the holder is wrong too. Every common cartridge fuse holder I examined does not prevent contact with the side contact barrel as the fuse is inserted so that supposed safety feature doesn't really exist in real life. It's also possible to contact the side conductor barrel with a finger with the fuse holder cap removed but the end contact can't be reached by most human fingers.
As already noted, the only really safe manner of replacing one of these fuses is with the cord unplugged but if one chooses to tempt fate..........
I always hook the AC cord to the rear of the fuse holder because the hole is larger and can accommodate the cord much more easily.Now that's a good enough reason.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken
Who knew it made a difference, after all, the fuse is the same on both ends.
I know,that is what's so nuts about it.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken
A fuse HAS polarity. But, you need to gain its trust before it will tell you which side is which!
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Right on LOL.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken
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