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VIDEO 156 – WHY MY FUSE BLOWS AND WHY 8 AMPS WILL NOT TRIP A 6 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER

Posted on August 11, 2022

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In this video from Learn Electrics we will look at why a fuse will not blow, or a circuit breaker not trip, at the rated current stated on the device. After all, a 5 amp fuse is a five amp fuse – right?

Questions about this all started with a drawing about TT systems in an earlier video.

5 amps working current flows through a 6A breaker and into the load – and 5A flows out again. 5 amps is less than 6 amps so the breaker does not trip.

But what happens if the load develops a fault and now there is an additional fault current taking the total load up to 8 amps?

Surely the breaker will trip now – but no!

All is explained in easy to follow steps.

This is video No.156 on our YouTube channel where we have videos on a wide range of electrical topics.

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