Definition of safety fuse Safety fuse
safe•ty fuse
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What does safety fuse mean?
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| safety fuse - a slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter; used to ignite detonators from a distance | ||
| safety fuse - an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded | ||
| fuse, electrical fuse | ||
| electrical device a device that produces or is powered by electricity | ||
| cartridge fuse a fuse cased in a tube | ||
| circuit breaker, breaker a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded | ||
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Electrical DictionaryThe Standard Electrical Dictionary 💡
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safety fuse
A strip of metal inserted so as to form part of a circuit and of such size that a smaller current [than] would heat the regular wire of the circuit dangerously, so as to cause a conflagration for instance, would melt the fuse and open the circuit. As it sometimes happens that a safety fuse melts without parting a weight is sometimes hung upon it, so as to break it as it softens.
