Wires, fuses and connectors are the kind of thing in your car that you never think about, but they are essential. They're not just there to keep your radio and lights working! Learn why they are so important.
Interior fuse panel We saw in the last section how the heat build-up in the wire depends on the resistance and the amount of current flowing through the wire. Fuses are really just a special type of wire in a self-contained connector. Most automotive fuses today have two blade connectors ...
How to Perfectly Clean Wires in Minutes!!!: Here is an old ham radio operators trick for cleaning wires for soldering that are old and corroded. It is hard to find this technique printed anywhere! I am a ham, NH7ZE, and learned it from my elmer (me
The plastic in the toner lets you keep it from jumping ship once you've finally got it on the paper; all you have to do is apply heat to the toner, and the plastic particles melt and fuse the pigment to the paper. The Fuser The fuser provides the finishing touches that make the ...
This fuse only works once, as it is destroyed in the process. Some surge protectors have a line-conditioning system for filtering out "line noise," smaller fluctuations in electrical current. Basic surge protectors with line-conditioning use a fairly simple system. On its way to the power ...
The plastic in the toner lets you keep it from jumping ship once you've finally got it on the paper; all you have to do is apply heat to the toner, and the plastic particles melt and fuse the pigment to the paper. The Fuser The fuser provides the finishing touches that make the ...
Wire-to-wire connectors are a type of tool used in attaching or joining two wires together. In simple terms, they facilitate a seamless flow of electric current from one wire to another. You might recognize these handy little pieces from their use in vehicle systems, home appliances, and eve...
Method 1: Steps involved in testing the fuse Part 1: Learning about fuses and multimeters Know fuses: What is a ceramic fuse? Fuses are made up of just fragile wires, which are not supposed to be last for longer. Instead, they just prevent damage to the most costly things in homes. ...
All the wiring in a house runs through a central circuit breaker panel (or fuse box panel), usually in the basement or a closet. A typical central panel includes about a dozen circuit breaker switches leading to various circuits in the house. This box uses two sub-types of breakers, known...
When a circuit is closed, all charge flows through the fuse wire — the fuse experiences the same current as any other point along the circuit. The fuse is designed to disintegrate when it heats up above a certain level — if the current climbs too high, it burns up the wire. ...