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General / Re: Word Association
« on: 08 December 2015, 09:12:37 am »
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why RED?
"A 15A fuse for this application may well be incorrect," - Absolutely !! - VERY likely incorrect & probably dangerous !!!
"the wires, depending on their gauge will have a specific amperage they can carry and a specific fuse will be needed to protect them from over current situations..." - >>> Spot on
"Depending on the device it MIGHT already have its own fuse built in?" - but that won't protect the wires between it and the battery !!!
Yes, your can is on the way out.
The only good news is that if money's tight you can bodge it for a fair time. I used high temp silicone sealant to bung up the gap between the inner and outer bits where the pipe enters the can. It did get through a couple of MOTs that way, but the rattle got too irritating in the end.
The problem is the inner mild steel rusts through down at the bottom (despite the drain holes).
I dismantled mine:
You can see the two inner flanges have rotted through (ignore the slot in the stainless to the left, that's just my clumsy hacksawing). Not shown is the mesh sleeve that the internals are spot-welded to, that's surrounded with mineral wool before being slid into the stainless outer. The mesh gets rusted away at the lower end too so quite a bit of the wool had blown out.
It doesn't seem like much of a punishment for JC if he just switches to another broadcaster for more money.