[BuzzKill]

dust inside a 240v fuse block, it was in use btw:

This thing was a monster. The door weighed as much as a modern replacement.:laughing:

 

[TOOL_5150]

if they still made those, id put one in my house. fuses are far superior when installed correctly

 

[Magnettica]

if they still made those, id put one in my house. fuses are far superior when installed correctly

Why on earth would you do this?

 

[union347sparky]

if they still made those, id put one in my house. fuses are far superior when installed correctly

How do you install a fuse incorrectly? Isn't every product better when installed correctly? I don't get your logic. Are you also sold on sodium light fixtures and rubber coated conductors?

 

[TOOL_5150]

How do you install a fuse incorrectly? Isn't every product better when installed correctly? I don't get your logic. Are you also sold on sodium light fixtures and rubber coated conductors?

incorrectly: 30A fuse on #14
correctly: 30A fuse on #10

Sodium fixtures suck, rubber coated conductors are stupid, but a fuse will open every time, weather it be new or 60 years old, a circuit breaker is mechanical, and have a lot more points of failure. Thats my point.

 

[8V71]

I saw a AFCI fuse the other day. It had a cute little spring loaded hatchet inside.

 

[TOOL_5150]

AFCI's are a waste of money, i install em, but not in my house. we need to back to the bare knife switches too... population control.

 

[BuzzKill]

we need to back to the bare knife switches too... population control.

You're in a good mood tonight!

 

[Galt]

An old electrician friend of mine use to say fuses are better because sooner or later the home owner would have to go to town to buy more.

 

[BuzzKill]

AFCI's are a waste of money, i install em, but not in my house.

I installed them in my house on the old 1946 two wire circuits, before I rewired everything. I've read contradictory information about whether they are any good at this though.

 

[Meadow]

Why on earth would you do this?

Fuses are nearly fail safe. A breaker is a gamble, plus its a mechanical object even if it has no manufacturing defects its still not immune to aging.

 

[denny3992]

I dont remember... Does an fp brkr fit into the fuse panel? It looks like the same bussbar?

 

[BuzzKill]

I dont remember... Does an fp brkr fit into the fuse panel? It looks like the same bussbar?

Not this one: entirely different animal..

 

[pete87]

I thought i was the only pro fuse person here .

My cabin will have fuses & 12 gauge

A bad DOG

A Fearless Owner . With a well defended property line .

You want to check if i have AFCI's

Thought not .



Pete

 

[Magnettica]

An old electrician friend of mine use to say fuses are better because sooner or later the home owner would have to go to town to buy more.

Or Amazon! :thumbsup: