Thread: MK tereova died

I preach fuses. Very important!
Fuses however, do NOT protect the device. Fuses pop when something inside a device fails(like a board). They do however protect you. When a wire or device fails but remains energized lots of noxious smoke, heat, and fire can occur. In the case of unprotected wires they become like hot knives cutting through other wires and plastics or weld directly to metal. This can also cause the batteries to explode.
In rare circumstances the fuse itself is the device that fails and replacement is the fix, but thats the exception to the rule.

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Edit: Baitwaster I see you stated this in your post I didn't read it carefully enough!

Baitwaster I tend to agree but I think fuses can protect the device some of the time. An example happened to me recently replacing the thermostat in my house. Being lazy I didn't disconnect the power from the furnace like I knew I should. Sure enough I touched two wires together and that was that, furnace stopped working. Troubleshooting I discovered a fuse on the furnace circuit had blown, replaced the fuse and back in business. It might not save your electronics under every situation, but it can it some circumstances.