[time-nuts] HP 5328 PSU nightmare...
Poul-Henning Kamp
phk at phk.freebsd.dk
Thu Sep 10 09:47:49 UTC 2009
In message <FAD0F39D8FA7F440861941A74B1AE560364267 at sbsserver.AREMV.local>, "Dav
e Baxter" writes:
>You could try replacing the fuse temporarily with a "suitably rated"
>filament lamp.
I don't know if this was the same in other countries, but the first
set of screw-in fuses approved for house installation in Denmark
had the same E27 screw-socket as lightbulbs, for exactly that reason
and som electicity companies delivered a 100W lightbulb attached
to the fusebox with a string.
The official pamphlet that came with your new electrical installation,
adviced that you should always have a working 100W bulb next to your
fusebox, so that when the fuse blew, you could screw in the lightbulb
to find where the short were. It gave a very clear procedure, but
did not actually explain how this worked, leading a lot of people to
believe that the 100W bulb attached with a string was "special".
Poul-Henning
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