Fuse
A fuse is an electrical safety device designed to prevent
damage to a circuit through accidental overload. A fuse is
essentially the weakest section of a circuit and is designed
to break at a predetermined electrical current flow (expressed
in amps) therefore protecting the other components in the
circuit from further damage.
The most important fuse characteristic is its current versus time or "blowing" ability. Current versus time indicates how quickly an overloaded fuse will blow: fast, medium, and delayed. Fast may range from five microseconds through 1/2 second; medium, 1/2 to five seconds; and delayed, five to 25 seconds.
The central location of fuses in a vehicle is the fuse panel.
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