An electrical fuse is a safety device used in electronics and electrical engineering to provide overcurrent protection for a circuit. Its essential component is a metal wire or strip that melts when too much current flows through it, interrupting the current and stopping the flow. A fuse is a sacrificial device: once it has operated it forms an open circuit and must be replaced or rewired, depending on its type. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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In electronics and electrical engineering, a fuse is an electrical safety device that operates to provide overcurrent protection of an electrical circuit.
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