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In article <1egpleINNie8@crcnis1.unl.edu> cbettis@unlinfo.unl.edu (clifford
bettis) writes:
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>The other day the fuse blew in our microwave oven and in the process 
>of replacing it, I noticed it had a voltage as well as a current 
>stamped on it. I'd been aware of this before but never really thought 
>about it. Why is there a voltage rating for a fuse; is it a matter of 
>how much resistance the fuse has, or possibly some sort of breakdown 
>by arcing limitation? If it is a matter of resistance, why not always 
>use the fuse with a lower voltage rating? 

After the fuse blows there may be a voltage drop across it. That's what one has
to worry about.

I have replaced the fuse in my microwave oven twice. To do so I have to take
the whole case off the damn thing - they were too cheap to put on a shielded,
socketed fuse. Do you have the same problem? I note that there is an access
door to the oven light bulbs. 

I'm sure lots of perfectly serviceable microwave ovens get discarded when thay
blow fuses because of this "feature". It is probably due to some unreasonable
radiation requirement for these beasts.

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