# Who Needs a Fuse?

**URL:** <https://forum.nachi.org/t/who-needs-a-fuse/6565>\
**Category:** Electrical Inspections\
**Created:** [August 14, 2006, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/who-needs-a-fuse/6565 "2006-08-14T17:01:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![thejnicki](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/thejnicki/32/1352_2.png) [@thejnicki](https://forum.nachi.org/u/thejnicki)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2006, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/who-needs-a-fuse/6565/1 "2006-08-14T17:01:47Z")

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Use of a bolt instead of a fuse…  
Home owner told me he has never had a problem since he put that in.

![Elizabeth.jpg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/original/3X/0/0/00334390c8d514176c685cd83e278b43585d06ef.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![mboyett](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/mboyett/32/59512_2.png) [@mboyett](https://forum.nachi.org/u/mboyett)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2006, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/who-needs-a-fuse/6565/2 "2006-08-14T17:05:22Z")

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That aluminum clevis pin has a low melting point and protects the system the same as a fuse. 🙂 …I’m kidding, I’m kidding!

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**Author:** ![bgraham](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/bgraham/32/179260_2.png) [@bgraham](https://forum.nachi.org/u/bgraham)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2006, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/who-needs-a-fuse/6565/3 "2006-08-14T17:44:12Z")

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Did you call it out for not having the proper cotter pin?😃

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**Author:** ![wcorbett](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/wcorbett/32/261170_2.png) [@wcorbett](https://forum.nachi.org/u/wcorbett)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2006, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/who-needs-a-fuse/6565/4 "2006-08-14T18:25:19Z")

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Did anyone see the “Myth Busters” episode where they put a 22 caliber bullet in the fuse panel of an old truck? That’s good stuff!

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**Author:** ![thejnicki](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/thejnicki/32/1352_2.png) [@thejnicki](https://forum.nachi.org/u/thejnicki)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2006, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/who-needs-a-fuse/6565/5 "2006-08-14T18:42:39Z")

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Yeah, If it had a cotter pin, I probably wouldnt have written it up…LOL

Quote From Homeowner: All the electrical was done by a professional…

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**Author:** ![Speedy\_Petey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Speedy\_Petey](https://forum.nachi.org/u/Speedy_Petey)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2006, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/who-needs-a-fuse/6565/6 "2006-08-14T20:44:22Z")

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Well the damn thing kept blowing! C’mon.

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**Author:** ![bgraham](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/bgraham/32/179260_2.png) [@bgraham](https://forum.nachi.org/u/bgraham)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2006, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/who-needs-a-fuse/6565/7 "2006-08-14T23:42:40Z")

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Ya just got to shake your head and laugh to yourself about some of these idiots.😃 😃 .  
Happy Inspecting

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**Author:** ![Speedy\_Petey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Speedy\_Petey](https://forum.nachi.org/u/Speedy_Petey)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/who-needs-a-fuse/6565/8 "2006-08-15T00:21:31Z")

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How about this one I found and had to replace.  
Yup, that’s a piece of solder.

![fuse.jpg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/original/3X/4/6/467927e97211e913e21dc53d624bb36f3166b16c.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![psiposs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cab0a1/32.png) [@psiposs](https://forum.nachi.org/u/psiposs)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/who-needs-a-fuse/6565/9 "2006-08-15T07:43:55Z")

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Nice. Even the bypass is blown open. What was it protecting?

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**Author:** ![Speedy\_Petey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Speedy\_Petey](https://forum.nachi.org/u/Speedy_Petey)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/who-needs-a-fuse/6565/10 "2006-08-15T11:09:45Z")

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It was a main in an ooooold fuse panel.  
A new TD60 seemed to work for quite a while after that.