time-delay fuse

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time-delay fuse [′tīm di¦lā ‚fyüz]

(electricity)

A fuse in which the burnout action depends on the time it takes for the overcurrent heat to build up in the fuse and melt the fuse element.

time-delay fuse

Any fuse in an electric circuit that takes more than 12 seconds to open at a 200% load.

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