Can you add a fuse?

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kynix Associate Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: America Posts: 39	Can you add a fuse? 04/12/2022 5:04 AM
	The idea of "add a fuse" is that you remove an existing fuse, put that removed fuse plus a suitable fuse for the new circuit into the device, and then plug the device into the slot from which the fuse was removed...and power your new circuit with the pigtail wire on the device. do you have any good ideas? __________________ humorous
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Brave Sir Robin Guru Join Date: May 2007 Location: Annapolis, Maryland Posts: 7940 Good Answers: 458	#1 Re: Can you add a fuse? 04/12/2022 11:17 PM
	I'm confused. Is the "new circuit" a different rating than the original circuit? A picture or diagram of the proposal might help with understanding the concept.
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PWSlack Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the bothy, 7 chains down the line from Dodman's Lane level crossing, in the nation formerly known as Great Britain. Kettle's on. Posts: 32175 Good Answers: 839	#2 Re: Can you add a fuse? 01/08/2023 1:31 PM
	Yes. Here’s one: isn’t the fuse there to protect the wiring? __________________ "Did you get my e-mail?" - "The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" - George Bernard Shaw, 1856
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Yuval Guru Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Israel Posts: 2968 Good Answers: 24	#3 Re: Can you add a fuse? 04/23/2023 5:30 AM
	Isn't your query related to a famous Murphy's Law? "A fuse placed to protect a circuit, will let the circuit fry first, and only then blow"
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not so smart Guru Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nj,usa Posts: 1253 Good Answers: 33	#5 In reply to #3 Re: Can you add a fuse? 04/23/2023 6:45 AM
	At least your 16A fuse is edible after it's fried. __________________ CARPE CRUSTULORUM!
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not so smart Guru Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nj,usa Posts: 1253 Good Answers: 33	#4 Re: Can you add a fuse? 04/23/2023 6:44 AM
	Ok, so do you want to use a fuse holder as a circuit extender or is this a completely independent (new) circuit added across the original fuse block? I'm normally in a state of confusion but this is different, even for me. __________________ CARPE CRUSTULORUM!
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PWSlack Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the bothy, 7 chains down the line from Dodman's Lane level crossing, in the nation formerly known as Great Britain. Kettle's on. Posts: 32175 Good Answers: 839	#6 Re: Can you add a fuse? 08/11/2023 8:50 AM
	Yes. Consult a qualified local Electrician. __________________ "Did you get my e-mail?" - "The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" - George Bernard Shaw, 1856
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