The fuse breaks the circuit if a fault in an appliance causes too much current to flow. This protects the wiring and the appliance if something goes wrong. The fuse contains a piece of wire that melts ...

Almost every piece of electronic equipment has a protection mechanism designed to open circuit when a fault occurs. These can be circuit breakers or fuses. There are many types and ratings of such ...

Through-hole assembly means bending leads on components and putting the leads through holes in the circuit board, then soldering them in place, and trimming the wires. That took up too much space and ...