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Originally Posted by Diesel911
Yet if you don't have a fuse with a plastic body the body cannot melt before the metal strip does.
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Exactly this. A failing motor that's drawing excessive current will cause the element to fail, not the fuse body. Heat from a poor connection is what makes the plastic fuses melt.
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