Home Made Fuses for a Temporary Service

[jar546]

Does anyone know the rating on these fuses?

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[fatboy]

Till your shoes melt?

 

[jdfruit]

for #6 CU: about 1200A for 2 seconds to arc plasma flash and molten metal spatter. Most power company transformers can deliver 35 to 50,000A on full fault failure.

 

[steveray]

I am soooooo giving those to the next electrician that comes in asking for a cover and jumpers.....

 

[Francis Vineyard]

Depending of the age and manufacturer the brown fusible link wire is roughly 20 amps.

 

[MASSDRIVER]

Somebody put those in there.

Did you smell BBQ?

Brent

 

[jar546]

Somebody put those in there. Did you smell BBQ?

Brent

That's the funny thing Brent. No one put them there. They just appeared all by themselves and they were using the power. Go figure!

 

[ICE]

Well it is after all a temporary power. Bare #6 in free air should handle 80 amps. #8 should go 60 amps no sweat.

 

[mark handler]

 

[hlfireinspector]

Last one I saw was a pair of jumper cables and an old tire to stand on while connecting and disconnecting.