| Most people who are not familiar with electricity | | | | different amperage rating fuse. With the different |
| don't know that electrical fuses protect electrical | | | | types of fuse bases you are unable to put a |
| circuits from over amperage, not over voltage. | | | | larger amp rated fuse into a smaller amp circuit. |
| Amps or amperage is the flow, or amount of | | | | Many older homes also use a Edison Type W fuse |
| electricity. Voltage has to do with the force the | | | | which are becoming obsolete. These Type W |
| electricity current flows. A example of this would | | | | fuses are fast-acting, and have no time delay |
| be a fire hose with a nozzle delivers high pressure | | | | element. The Type W is designed for general |
| (voltage), but also low volume (amperage). The | | | | lighting and power circuits that do not run electrical |
| fire hydrant may have huge volume (amperage), | | | | motors. A electric motor draws more current |
| but will only push the water a few feet due to it's | | | | when it starts up and will blow the Type W fuse. |
| low pressure (voltage). So when you multiply | | | | The medium duty time delay fuses are now a |
| amps x volts you get the wattage. | | | | commonly used plug fuses for homes, these are |
| Every electrical circuit whether rated to handle a | | | | called the "TL" and "SL" fuses. The "TL" fuse is a |
| large shop machine or motor, is setup to handle | | | | Edison fuse and the "SL" fuses use the rejection |
| specific amperage. Your wiring is also only rated | | | | base. These fuses are used where power surges |
| to handle a specified amount of amperage, if you | | | | can occur, such as a garbage disposal. |
| try running too many amps through the wires, | | | | When larger motors are used in circuits or motors |
| they'll overheat and melt. The purpose of a | | | | that cycle on and off many times use "S" and "T" |
| electrical fuse or circuit breaker is to trip or blow | | | | fuses. These fuses are heavy duty time delay |
| before damage is done to the machine, electrical | | | | fuses, the differences are the "S" fuse uses |
| product, or wiring. | | | | rejection socket bases, and the "T" fuse has a |
| Standard Home Fuses: | | | | Edison base. |
| New homes have circuit breakers but many older | | | | The last type of home fuse is a retrofit circuit |
| homes have a fuse box that which fuses screw | | | | breaker fuse are known as Minibreakers. These |
| into sockets similar to light bulb sockets. There | | | | fuses convert a socket fuse into a push button |
| are two types of bases for sockets, the Edison | | | | circuit breaker, that pops out when overloaded. |
| Base which are Type T Fuses and the Rejection | | | | To reset these breakers all you do is press the |
| Base which are Type S Fuses. The Edison Type | | | | circuit breaker button back into position and your |
| T base fuse screws directly into the socket in the | | | | up and running. |
| fuse box. The Rejection Base Type S fuse | | | | Get more electrical fuse and circuit breakers info |
| actually screws into a adapter base, which locks | | | | today from a leading fuse supplier and keep your |
| the fuse into the fuse box. Each of the Type S | | | | home safe. |
| fuses has a different size adapter base for each | | | | |