Interesting topic love this historical stuff. I remember just about a card of fuse wire with 5 10 and 15 amp wire on 5 was lighting and small plugs 10 was heating and 15 large plugs anyone else remember that?
Yes Kelly Marie,
I remember the fuse wire cards. I still have a few. Some shops still sell fuse wire cards with 5 Amp wire for lighting, 15 Amp wire for immersion heaters etc. and 30 Amp wire for ring finals and cooker circuits. There is something very satisfying in renewing a blown fuse wire. It is an inexpensive solution as well. It is easy to break a new 5 Amp. fuse wire if you over tighten the fuse holder screw and over stretch the 5 amp fuse wire as is very thin tinned copper. (0.2mm diameter).
Interesting topic love this historical stuff. I remember just about a card of fuse wire with 5 10 and 15 amp wire on 5 was lighting and small plugs 10 was heating and 15 large plugs anyone else remember that?
Yes Kelly Marie,
I remember the fuse wire cards. I still have a few. Some shops still sell fuse wire cards with 5 Amp wire for lighting, 15 Amp wire for immersion heaters etc. and 30 Amp wire for ring finals and cooker circuits. There is something very satisfying in renewing a blown fuse wire. It is an inexpensive solution as well. It is easy to break a new 5 Amp. fuse wire if you over tighten the fuse holder screw and over stretch the 5 amp fuse wire as is very thin tinned copper. (0.2mm diameter).
