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Retired · 10th Sep 2011, 10:13 am

Hi,

Thanks Joe and Steve.

I had considered using a six inch nail Steve but I didn't want to encourage novices with even less experience than me into such practices although it might come to it when my stock (large) of 3A fuses runs out. Tin foil from cigarette packets isn't as widely available these days because cigarettes can damage your health and I've never smoked anyway.

Years ago I bought some 1A fuses that automatically reset once the overload was removed; I've forgotten what they were called and have just checked Maplin website as I think I bought them there but can't now find them. I decided against using them thinking they could possibly be unsafe.

I've not checked and as I still have a lot to learn I wondered if there was an MCB rated at 3A that I could wire into my test circuit; this would at least save blowing fuses. I've just had a quick look at Farnell website and found this which looks promising as it is a push button re-set;

http://uk.farnell.com/eaton/kd1-3/ci...-3a/dp/1338864

Being from a mechanical engineering background I'm finding all this electrical work fascinating; my older brother is a self employed electrical contractor but it is something I never considered as I'm colour blind hence I went into mechanical engineering where all the hammers are mostly the same colour!!

Any comments regarding building in a circuit breaker into a test circuit for this type of work would be most welcome; it might even be covered elsewhere.

Kind regards, Col.

10th Sep 2011, 10:13 am	#73
Retired Heptode Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield. UK. Posts: 673	Re: Restorers dream part 2 the chassis. Hi, Thanks Joe and Steve. I had considered using a six inch nail Steve but I didn't want to encourage novices with even less experience than me into such practices although it might come to it when my stock (large) of 3A fuses runs out. Tin foil from cigarette packets isn't as widely available these days because cigarettes can damage your health and I've never smoked anyway. Years ago I bought some 1A fuses that automatically reset once the overload was removed; I've forgotten what they were called and have just checked Maplin website as I think I bought them there but can't now find them. I decided against using them thinking they could possibly be unsafe. I've not checked and as I still have a lot to learn I wondered if there was an MCB rated at 3A that I could wire into my test circuit; this would at least save blowing fuses. I've just had a quick look at Farnell website and found this which looks promising as it is a push button re-set; http://uk.farnell.com/eaton/kd1-3/ci...-3a/dp/1338864 Being from a mechanical engineering background I'm finding all this electrical work fascinating; my older brother is a self employed electrical contractor but it is something I never considered as I'm colour blind hence I went into mechanical engineering where all the hammers are mostly the same colour!! Any comments regarding building in a circuit breaker into a test circuit for this type of work would be most welcome; it might even be covered elsewhere. Kind regards, Col.