Power out in one room? You may have a blown fuse. Our simple guide shows you how to safely find, check, and replace a glass ...

Why are people scared of fuses? Many people think that fuses are unsafe, but this couldn't be further from the truth. A properly installed fuse is just as safe as a circuit breaker, but there are many ...

A fuse breaks the circuit if a fault in an appliance causes too much current to flow. This protects the wiring and the appliance from overheating, and possibly starting a fire, if something goes wrong ...

The circuit protection market is filled with such a wide variety of fuses today that the previously accepted method of specifying fuses is just not enough. Instead, the proper application of fuses in ...

Electricity is nearly invisible -- except when its price increases about 30 times its normal level. At that point, it gets our attention. In late June, the price of electricity on the wholesale market ...

If there's an electrical component on the fritz in your car or something that's stopped working entirely, one of the first things to check is your fuse box.

Fuses are an essential part of many system designs, and we’ve come to depend on them since the earliest days of electricity. The basic concept of using a fusible link—which self-heats due to current ...

Electricity North West, which owns, operates and maintains the region’s electricity distribution network, has funded the development of a ‘smart fuse’ unit for low-voltage substations aimed at ...