darthskull to No Stupid Questions · 10 months agoWhat's the piece that's supposed to fail first (and prevent damage) called?message-squaremessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up143arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the piece that's supposed to fail first (and prevent damage) called?darthskull to No Stupid Questions · 10 months agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDellyjonut@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down3·10 months agoIn electronics it’s a breaker or a fuse
minus-squarebingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·10 months agoTechnically just fuses are meant to be sacrificial in most cases. A breaker is more like a switch that has a special fuse for super high currents.
In electronics it’s a breaker or a fuse
Technically just fuses are meant to be sacrificial in most cases. A breaker is more like a switch that has a special fuse for super high currents.