Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!qantel!hplabs!pesnta!amd!amdcad!lll-crg!gymble!umcp-cs!seismo!brl-tgr!wmartin
From: wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin )
Newsgroups: net.analog
Subject: Dumb electrical question
Message-ID: <2980@brl-tgr.ARPA>
Date: Thu, 7-Nov-85 16:45:08 EST
Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.2980
Posted: Thu Nov  7 16:45:08 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 11-Nov-85 05:31:48 EST
Distribution: net
Organization: USAMC ALMSA, St. Louis, MO
Lines: 24

I'm too dumb to know the answer to this, but at least I'm smart enough
to ask for the answer, rather than trying it to see what will happen! :-)

I have large cartridge fuses at the main power input to my house 
electrical circuits. If I blow these fuses, and replace them with copper
rods, what is the next stage of fusing/protection/damage?

I can think of several possibilities:

1) The meter outside the house has some sort of built-in fusing, which
will blow.

2) The wire(s) from the pole to the house will melt or burn.

3) The transformer on the pole, serving several houses, has some form of
fusing or circuit breaker, which will trip or blow.

4) The transformer on the pole, itself, will expire.

Which of these, if any, will happen? Thanks for responses!

Will Martin

UUCP/USENET: seismo!brl-bmd!wmartin   or   ARPA/MILNET: wmartin@almsa-1.ARPA