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Glorious SPAM! |
The house I grew up in was built in 1945. Our fusebox had these until my uncle wired us for breakers. Just after high school I was living in a tripple decker in Dorchester with a few friends and the power went out one day. We crept into the basement and found the electrical panel. It still had these. My friend, who was studying mechanical engineering at Northeastern, didn't know what to make of the box. There were packages of spares laying next to it so I found the bad one, unscrewed it, and installed the new one. He was impressed. Never seen a glass fuse. You could probably give these out at Halloween and impress the kids lol. | ||
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non ducor, duco |
A portion of my basement still runs on these. First In Last Out | |||
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Too clever by half |
My first house built in '33 had 60 amp service. "We have a system that increasingly taxes work, and increasingly subsidizes non-work" - Milton Friedman | |||
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Keep a handful around at all times. | |||
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Political Cynic |
yep [B] Against ALL enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC | |||
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Ammoholic |
Yes. And I never did it (or saw it done), but I heard stories about tossing a penny underneath a blown one in a pinch to get by. Seemed like a bad idea... | |||
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Who Woulda Ever Thought? |
Edison fuses. I remember them. | |||
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Raised Hands Surround Us Three Nails To Protect Us |
Ours were blue and orange ———————————————— The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad. If we got each other, and that's all we have. I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand. You should know I'll be there for you! | |||
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Member |
Built in 1928 with 60 amp service. Replacing all the knob and tube wiring was one of the first things I did in the house. | |||
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Member |
Sure. They're penny holders. | |||
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Member |
That is what my house had when I purchased along with knob and tube wiring. 50 amp service. | |||
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My dad seemed to believe that blowing them repeatedly was a sure sign that higher rated ones needed to be purchased. Electrical work was not his strong suit. | |||
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Just for the hell of it |
Had them at my grandmother house. Worked in a few houses that still have them. _____________________________________ Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain. Jack Kerouac | |||
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"My ol' man could replace them faster than a rabbit on a date".... Yes, I remember them, my Pappaw's house had them. ARman | |||
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Page late and a dollar short |
Yes, lived in three houses that had them. -------------------------------------—————— ————————--Ignorance is a powerful tool if applied at the right time, even, usually, surpassing knowledge(E.J.Potter, A.K.A. The Michigan Madman) | |||
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Saluki |
Grain elevator I worked in for a time relied on fuses. Breakers may or may not work fuses always work. We had fuses with replaceable links in them. Place went through fuses like Christmas lights. ----------The weather is here I wish you were beautiful---------- | |||
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Member |
As a child, my old man trained me to swap fuses. My Mother was convinced I would die by electrocution. End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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Muzzle flash aficionado |
Yep. flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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Dances with Wiener Dogs |
Yep. Seen them many times. Last time was in a duplex apartment I rented in the 80's. You could still (at that time) buy replacements in the local grocery store. _______________________ “The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.” Ayn Rand “If we relinquish our rights because of fear, what is it exactly, then, we are fighting for?” Sen. Rand Paul | |||
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Never Go Full Retard |
I thought they were to be replaced with pennies? At least until there was money to buy more fuses. They don't think it be like it is, but it do. | |||
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