Timeline for What kinds of short circuit detection circuits are possible?
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| Mar 3, 2015 at 7:52 | answer | added | mins | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jan 16, 2013 at 11:54 | comment | added | spongefile | Polyfuse sounds like an excellent idea. As noted below, I'm mainly worried about fire hazards caused by slowly, sneakily overheating components/wires. | |
| Jan 15, 2013 at 20:35 | comment | added | jippie | Polyfuse an option? It is a bit like a regular fuse, but it automagically recovers after a little while. | |
| Jan 15, 2013 at 18:26 | comment | added | JYelton | Even kids need to learn about magic smoke. | |
| Jan 15, 2013 at 14:14 | vote | accept | spongefile | ||
| Jan 15, 2013 at 13:49 | comment | added | Olin Lathrop | Why not just a current limiting power supply? | |
| Jan 15, 2013 at 12:39 | comment | added | user16324 | Pity the poor fuse. When it gives up its life doing its job, people say it has failed! | |
| Jan 15, 2013 at 12:13 | comment | added | Phil Frost | A fuse is a short circuit detection circuit. | |
| Jan 15, 2013 at 11:15 | answer | added | PeterJ | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jan 15, 2013 at 11:00 | answer | added | Volodymyr Smotesko | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jan 15, 2013 at 10:52 | comment | added | Oli Glaser | There is no such thing as "kid-proof" ;-) | |
| Jan 15, 2013 at 10:42 | history | asked | spongefile | CC BY-SA 3.0 |