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Old April 16th 08, 11:03 AM posted to uk.railway,uk.rec.subterranea,uk.transport.london
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"David Hansen" wrote in message
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On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:54:23 +0200 someone who may be "Clive"
wrote this:-

Incorrect, filling a fuse body with sand provides additional protection
against arcing in an overcurrent situation.


Glad we got there in the end. The fuse failed to break the current.
The mechanism by which it failed to break the current was that an
arc formed, which is the way fuses which fail to break the current
fail.


Finally !