What causes a fuse to explode?

What causes a fuse to explode?

First, and most commonly, when too many lights or plug-in appliances draw power from the circuit, it can overload the capacity of the fuse and cause the metal ribbon inside the fuse to melt through. A mis-wired lamp, for example, can cause a short circuit and blown fuse if it is plugged into an outlet.

What does it mean when a fuse is blown?

When a circuit breaker regularly trips or a fuse repeatedly blows, it is a sign that you are making excessive demands on the circuit and need to move some appliances and devices to other circuits. Or, it may indicate that your house has too few circuits and is in need of a service upgrade.

What should I do if I Blew my Fuse?

The Fix: Make sure the faulty device is unplugged and there is no damage to the outlet. First, test the circuit. Then check for any damage on or around the electrical panel. If you see any damage, call an electrician before doing anything else with it. If there is none, flip the breaker switch back to its operating position.

Where is the fuse box on a Harley Davidson?

I know the fuse box is under the seat of my 03 softail heritage, but where is the main fuse I believe it’s a 40a fuse. I’ve seen video saying to turn ignition on wait for light to turn off, then remove the main fuse and then the battery can be removed.

Yet people commonly use the expression “blown fuse” to describe just about any unexpected electricity-related occurrence, especially one involving a loss of power. A “blown fuse” can mean many different things–several of which have little to do with actual fuses.

Where is the fuse panel on 1989flhtcu?

Found them they were covered in dust after removing the dust from the top I could see the map to the fuses. It’s not on the left side unless you have to take apart one of the 2 boxes located on the left side. Where is the fuse panel on 1989FLHTCU ?