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Visualising a Fuse

Popular Physics 2010-11-10 v2 Physics Education

Abstract

In this brief article I describe an experiment to illustrate how a fuse works. I have used this as part of lessons for my year 11 classes to demonstrate how an electrical fuse 'blows' when too high a current passes through it.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1010.5776,
  title  = {Visualising a Fuse},
  author = {M M J French},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1010.5776},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

2 pages, 2 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Ed

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