FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKER

Question 1

FUSES

what is a fuse

Answer 1

it is a component with a thinner piece of higher resistance wire inside

Question 2

FUSES

explain how a fuse works
and what it prevents

Answer 2

if the current in a circuit becomes too high ,
the fuse wire over heats , melts
and breaks the circuit

the prevents damnae to appliances that are connected in the circuit

Question 3

FUSE

list 2 advantages of a fuse

Answer 3

its is cheap

and can be purchases from any hardware store

Question 4

FUSE

list a disadvantage of a fuse

Answer 4

it has too be replaced once resistance wire melts

Question 5

CIRCUIT BREAKER

what are CIRCUIT BREAKERs

Answer 5

they are switches that trip when electric current in a circuit becomes too large

this stops the flow of electricity

Question 6

CIRCUIT BREAKER

list 3 advantages of CIRCUIT BREAKERs compared to a fuse

Answer 6

1. act faster than a fuse
2. more reliable
3. fuse have to be replaced , while circuit breakers are switched bak on