I live in the UK. Here, anything powered by "the mains"... i.e. "household voltage"... "plug it in to a socket" (thank you, Mr Hubbell... they had to be INVENTED... plugs, sockets! Ever think about that?)... things have a fuse IN THE PLUG. There are also fuses on the whole circuit, of course... but…

Why did fuse blow? (No, not a joke!)

liuzengqiang November 30, 2012, 10:42pm 6

Good question. Maybe there is a snubber circuit to prevent the switch from arcing?

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