PS Magazine - MARCH 1980
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 328
MARCH 1980
0EFORe Yo SLAP
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One quick way to set yoUr gear Up
for troUble is to give it too mUch f
b
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YoUr eq±IPmEnts c²rcU1
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weak link. ThE Right fUsE ²s It.
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Tha³ bi³ of glass and mE³a Is
.
u1 t to
sacrifice itself so ³he morE fragle (and
expensive) parts of yoUR
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1pmet
¶n Working ·hEn kIll²ng bo¸ ts
cango
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h
f
of powEr tRy to zap ³he ¹rcU1t, t e UsE
goes firs³.
OvErf±sing pUts thE whammy on
³hat carEfUlly-laid plan.
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BLoºN F±se MeaNs ³HeRe»s a PRoBLeM ¼N ³He c¼Rc±¼³. ½N o³HeR ºoRDs, ¼³¾s ³iMe
³o ³rouB¿esHoo³ Ào±R geaR.
ÁHeRe»s aNo³HeR K¼ND of oVeRf±s¼Ng, ³Ho. ONe ³Ha³ seeMs ¼NNoceN³ eNo±gH,
B±³ caN Do ³He saMe D¼R³ ³o Ào±R eQ±¼PMeN³.
±ses ³Ha³ ¿ooà eXac³¿À aL¼Ke MaÀ No³ Be. ÄHÀs¼ca¿LÀ MaÀBe, B±³ eLec³R¼ca¿¿À,
No.
ı³³¼Ng ÅÆM s¼De BÀ s¼De ³o see ¼f ³HeÀ Ça³cH ¼sN¾t ³He ³R±e ³es³. ÈÀeBaLL ³É:e
Vo¿³age aND aMPeRage Ra³¼Ngs oN ³Êe f±se. Ëo± MaÀ HaVe ³o cHecK BLoº ³¼Me,
ÌÍE αsE carR¼es tÍE cLuEs Ïou nEEÐ. ÑEÒLL gEt ³o tÓE coDEs to soLvE tÍE cluEs
SÍortLÏ.
Âor Noº, ÔEMemBeR tHa³ Ào± neVER use a FUse witH an amP Õa³ing ÍigÍer ³ÍaN
³Íe one ¼³ repLaces.
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f±sE ¼s BU¼L³ ³o caRRÏ onLÏ so m±cÍ cuRREnt. Öf ³He c±RRen³
goes aBoVe tÍE Rating anD oVEr tÍE timE ×iMi³, ³Íe mEtAL LinK meLts.
í
f±se ºi³H
³oo HigÍ an amP Rat¼ng ºou¿d continUe ³o carrÏ KiLLing cURren³ ³Ía³ wilL Damage
paR³s tÍE origina× fUse was DEsigneD to pro³Ect. Øn ³Íe otÍER ÍanD, Àou can Use a
HigHeR VoLÙage ra³ing iF ³ÍE aMP rating is tÍE samE. ÚonÒ³ sUBs³¼³U³e F±ses witH
Loºer Vo×t rat¼ngs, tÍo.
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