A dictionary of electrical words, terms and phrases (1898)
Houston, Edwin J. (Edwin James), 1847-1914 · New York, The W. J. Johnston company · leaf 254
ent power to fuse such strip, plate or bar^when such current would endanger the safetyof other parts of the circuit. Safety fuses are often called safety strips orsafety plugs. Safety fuses are made of alloys of lead, andare placed in boxes lined with non-combustiblematerial in order to prevent… … Fig. 263. Safety Fuse. Since incandescent lamps are generally placedin the circuit in multiple-arc, or in multiple-series,one or more of the circuits can be opened by thefusion of the plug without interfering with thecontinuity of the rest of the circuits. In seriescircuits, however, such as…
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