https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/8ed9aa80-c5dc-4d50-a9a3-0419a8768db4 Having looked at a modern home electrical distribution unit (called a consumer unit in the UK) I thought it would be interesting to take a look at an old fuse box. This one dates back a long way, but was still available up until about 10 years ago. It's a very robust and reliable unit with fuse holders that can be fitted with new bare fuse wires. The main issue with fuse boxes like these is that people can use incorrect fuse wire and risk damaging the wiring in their home. They also lack the integrated earth/ground fault detection that is common in new circuit breaker based panels. For reference the tinned copper fuse wire sizes are:- 5A - 35 SWG 15A - 26 SWG 20A - 25 SWG 30A - 22 SWG You can buy rolls or cards of bare fuse wire. If you enjoy these videos you can help support the channel with a dollar for coffee, cookies and random gadgets for disassembly at:- http://www.bigclive.com/coffee.htm This also keeps the channel independent of YouTube's advertising algorithms allowing it to be a bit more dangerous and naughty. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:37:26 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/8ed9aa80-c5dc-4d50-a9a3-0419a8768db4 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.