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Why is the printer spouting nonsense... and who on earth tried to wire this plug?

Psmo
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Re: DIY Electricians

As said in the article:

The fuse detects abnormal current draw on the live cable.

Screwing that up means that in a short or other potentially life-threatening situation, you hope the big breaker pops before whoever it is starts smoking.

In a home, that's pretty certain. For a business feed, less sure. For industrial, you'll never get the smell out of the furniture.

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