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Trouble In Your

Electric System

BLACKSBURG-- Fuses that blow or circuit breakers that trip are signs of trouble in your electrical system. It could be you have too much load on the circuit or there may be a short circuit from faulty wiring or defective appliances.

“When a fuse blows, there’s always a tendency to replace it with one of a larger size,” observed J. L. Calhoun, agricultural engineer at Virginia Tech. But it’s unsafe to use oversize fuses, and he urges you to resist this impulse! If there’s too much load on the circuit, the best solution is to add more circuits. Over a period of years, many families have added appliances with little regard for expanding wiring systems. The result is inadequate wiring and less safety. “The only function of fuses and circuit breakers is safety, said the engineer. “Without these safety factors, small wires can get hot enough to cause firfes.

The first coin specifically authorized for issuance in the United States was the f ugio cent of 1787. It bore a terse warning that was typically American: MIN'D YOUR BUSINESS.

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