Fuse Box Terminology

Current rating of fuse element.
Fuse box terminology. Ampere ratingthe current carrying capacity of a fuse. Ambient temperaturethe temperature of the air immediately surrounding the fuse and is not to be confused with room temperature. A cylindrical fiber tube fuse with threaded ends and ventilation slots designed for the telecom industry. A glass body cartridge style fuse that is 1 4 in diameter and 5 8 in length.
Fuse box fuse panel circuit breaker panel. When a fuse is subjected to a current above its ampere rating it will open the circuit after a predetermined period of time. Electric service panels have a number of different names. Technically any point along a circuit where a light or appliance receives its final connections to the hot and neutral of the circuit.
An overcurrent protective device having fusible link that opens the circuit on an overcurrent condition. A ceramic body axial leaded subminiature fuse that is 2 3mm in diameter and 8mm in length. A circuit breaker panel is not exactly the same as the fuse box because it has mechanical toggle switch circuit breakers not fuses but it does perform the same function. Today most homes have what is officially called the electrical service panel or simply the service panel.
In practice however we usually mean a receptacle. The temperature of the air surrounding the fuse.