Cyclopedia of applied electricity : a general reference work on direct-current generators and motors, storage batteries, electrochemistry, welding, electric wiring, meters, electric lighting, electric railways, power stations, switchboards, power transmission, alternating-current machinery, telegraphy, etc. (1916)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 162
value which creates dangerous conditions in otherparts of the line. The proper design and use of fuses thus involvesthe two questions of suitable protection to the wires and appliances,and the liability of the fuse itself to cause a fire when it operates.Circuit Breakers. Circuit breakers, Fig. 18,… … Fig. 18. Automatic Circuit Breaker voltage circuits are more hazardous than low-voltage circuits, be-cause they are more able to injure insulations and to produce arcsacross gaps or from one wire to another. Large currents are notmore dangerous than small currents so long as they have…
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