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A fuse is a small electrical device that protects circuits and equipment from damage by breaking the connection when too much electrical current flows through. It matters because it prevents fires and other hazards that could occur if excessive electricity were allowed to continue flowing unchecked.
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- Instance of
- passive electronic component
- Image
- Electrical Fuse (aka).jpg
- Has use
- overcurrent protection
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- Commons category
- Electrical fuses
- opposite of
- Antifuse
- MCN code
- 8536.10.00
- different from
- circuit breaker
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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