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Comment by weberer

4 years ago

>The purpose of a fuse is not to blow, but to only blow when dangerous amounts of current flow through the wire they are protecting.

Fuses are simply electrical components. They have no more inherent purpose than a capacitor, resistor, or diode. These fuses are working just as intended, even though its in a use case that you're not familiar with.

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