@darthskull@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca • 2 years agoWhat's the piece that's supposed to fail first (and prevent damage) called?message-square19fedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up143arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the piece that's supposed to fail first (and prevent damage) called?@darthskull@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca • 2 years agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@bingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilink5•2 years 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.