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Fuse sometimes blows
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 11:51 pm
by bigvito
I've noticed, that sometimes, when I turn my machine on, the fuse blows in the house's box (NOT in the machine).
I've tried it on different circuits, and sometimes it just trips the fuse on that circuit, or it runs like it should.
I've had it on for a couple of hours without problems, it only happens when I flick it on about 20% of the time.
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 12:00 am
by Spyder
is it on an extention lead or straight into a socket?
they should be straight into the socket
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 12:08 am
by bigvito
as the manual says, the cable is 1,5 meters long and into a socket.
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 1:32 am
by bigvito
i just reset the fuse and it fired up fine now... betcha its going to trip the fuse later on
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 3:57 pm
by bigvito
fired it up ten times today and eventually it tripped the fuse again
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 5:36 pm
by jaffacat
It`s tripping the fuse for a reason - there`s an electrical fault with it and it trips the fuse as a safety measure.
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 7:48 pm
by bigvito
yea sure but how come the fault doesn't persist? Most of the time I can turn it on no problems.
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:28 pm
by RobCavendish
When you say it trips the fuse, is it actually a fuse or a circuit breaker? If it's a circuit breaker what is the breaker rated at?
Somewhere on it, it should list the current level at which it trips, it is also worth checking the tripping characteristics of the breaker, this is often just a letter after the rating number, A, B and C are quite common.
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:31 pm
by RobCavendish
When you say it trips the fuse, is it actually a fuse or a circuit breaker? If it's a circuit breaker what is the breaker rated at?
Somewhere on it, it should list the current level at which it trips, it is also worth checking the tripping characteristics of the breaker, this is often just a letter after the rating number, A, B and C are quite common.