Hold your fuse. Save your circuit.
By Thomas BlahaPresident, Memory Protection Devices Certain electronic devices require additional protection in the form of a fuse, a sacrificial device that provides increased protection against electric overcurrent or surges. Patented by Thomas Edison in 1890 to provide circuit protection for his municipal electric distribution system, fuses are now commonplace, available in all shapes and sizes, including fuses for electronic circuitry. The essential component of a fuse is a metal wire or strip that melts when too much current flows, thus interrupting...