Usually means: Safety device melts under overload.
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  1. fuse wire: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
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▸ noun:  (electricity) the thin wire used in fuses. In old-style fuses a new piece of wire has to be inserted when the fuse blows.

Similar:
bridge wire, bridgewire, body wire, wire, French wire, office wire, livewire, wire nut, filament, earth wire, more...

Opposite:
circuit breaker, disconnect switch, isolator

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Similar:
bridge wire, bridgewire, body wire, wire, French wire, office wire, livewire, wire nut, filament, earth wire, more...

Opposite:
circuit breaker, disconnect switch, isolator



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