HOW TO MEND AN ELECTRIC FUSE.
* Most women regard anything connected with electricity as being entirely beyond them; or if not beyond their capacity, at least fraught with danger. This is" altogether wrong. In the case of an electric fuse, for instance, there is no reason why you should not repair it yourself if you will follow these few instructions carefully:—
All you want is a small length of fuse wire; or, in the extreme, a bendable hairpin will do quite nicely. Switch off the main fuse (this is important); open the fuse-box and loosen the screws which hold down the burnt-out wire. Remove this wire and replace in exactly the same way with a fresh piece, screwing the screws down again. The new piece of wire must be firmly fixed, but not too taut. Pass it once round the top of the screw, bring it across the porcelain support, and wind it once or twice round the lower screw at the othei side.
That is all. The one point is to know in advance where your fuse box is, and how to work the handle which switches off the current; also it is advisable to keep a small coil of fuse wire in the house. It is quite cheap, and if you have it, the emergency will probably never arise.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3049, 17 June 1926, Page 4
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221HOW TO MEND AN ELECTRIC FUSE. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3049, 17 June 1926, Page 4
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