← Back to context Comment by gwbas1c 2 days ago > simply sacrifice the cableHow is that different from a fuse? 3 comments gwbas1c Reply londons_explore 2 days ago If I said to build a 3000 kilometer fuse and quench it with the entire Atlantic ocean, people would tell me I was being silly. gwbas1c 2 days ago But given how expensive the wire will be to lay, what about an actual fuse that's cheaper than laying a whole new wire? Dylan16807 2 days ago How much cheaper, and what are the odds of needing the fuse?If it's cost effective then go for it. But the specific thing they're skeptical about is whether a 14MV 750A fuse will be cheap enough.
londons_explore 2 days ago If I said to build a 3000 kilometer fuse and quench it with the entire Atlantic ocean, people would tell me I was being silly. gwbas1c 2 days ago But given how expensive the wire will be to lay, what about an actual fuse that's cheaper than laying a whole new wire? Dylan16807 2 days ago How much cheaper, and what are the odds of needing the fuse?If it's cost effective then go for it. But the specific thing they're skeptical about is whether a 14MV 750A fuse will be cheap enough.
gwbas1c 2 days ago But given how expensive the wire will be to lay, what about an actual fuse that's cheaper than laying a whole new wire? Dylan16807 2 days ago How much cheaper, and what are the odds of needing the fuse?If it's cost effective then go for it. But the specific thing they're skeptical about is whether a 14MV 750A fuse will be cheap enough.
Dylan16807 2 days ago How much cheaper, and what are the odds of needing the fuse?If it's cost effective then go for it. But the specific thing they're skeptical about is whether a 14MV 750A fuse will be cheap enough.
If I said to build a 3000 kilometer fuse and quench it with the entire Atlantic ocean, people would tell me I was being silly.
But given how expensive the wire will be to lay, what about an actual fuse that's cheaper than laying a whole new wire?
How much cheaper, and what are the odds of needing the fuse?
If it's cost effective then go for it. But the specific thing they're skeptical about is whether a 14MV 750A fuse will be cheap enough.