The devices can replace glass-tube fuses for off-line overcurrent protection. According to the company, the 1025 series is the first complete series of 250-V rated surface-mount products to comply ...

Puzzled by choosing circuit protection devices? Follow these guidelines and your electrical system will fall into place. Is it sufficient to select protective devices based entirely ...

The conductors do not supply multi-outlet receptacle branch circuits. The ampacity of a conductor after ampacity adjustment and/or correction doesn't correspond to the standard rating of a fuse or ...

These PolySwitch devices meet the UL specification for “Secondary Protectors for Communication Circuits” for telecom and networking applications, and provide resettable overcurrent protection in ...

The Sentron ECPD (electronic circuit protection device) electronically switches off circuit faults if errors occur and, if necessary, trips the mechanical isolating contact downstream. Sentron ECPD ...

To select the proper circuit protection device, it is necessary to accurately define the key parameters of the application.

Also, LEDs can fail short because they are silicon devices, so they may require fail-safe backup in the form of overcurrent protection. Resettable PPTC (polymeric-positive-temperature-coefficient) ...

Circuit protection devices: Often overlooked devices at home The National Fire Protection Association states that faulty or damaged electrical equipment cause 69% of all electrical fires.

Electronic systems are shrinking and circuit-protection devices are no exception. To take up less space, circuit breakers may double as power-control relays.

Boat Circuits Checklist Never force a tripped breaker to engage. Wait for it to cool down. Boating Magazine Protection, Please For the most part, fuses and circuit breakers are there to protect your ...