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jack · **(2009-08-06) NS-RFC: Power in the kitchen**

wrote:
> If, this is an old circuit that uses screw in fuses, I'd make sure the
> fuse size is correct for the wire size and again, it's probably OK. The
> problem with those old screw in type fuses is they are interchangable
> and it's easy to put a 30A fuse into a circuit that really should have
> a 15A fuse. *That* is dangerous. Don't even get me started on people
> who put pennies behind the fuses . . .
>
My amazement at US 'standards' never ends. In .eu we had screw type
fuses, however the distribution panel had inserts (that could only be
installed with a special tool that was (by whichever means) kept from
being readily available in DIY shops. A 25A fuse would not fit in a 16A
panel insert.

-j