no fuses?

Hello,
I wonder why there are no fuses in the mendel90.
Isn't that risky?

BR,
David

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/24/2013 06:01PM by dawa.

Not if you live in the UK....

Every single plug here has a fuse in it...

The PSU has a mains fuse in it and its outputs have over current protection. You don't find any other fuses in a PC.

Fuses give limited protection for electronics, they mainly prevent wires from burning. You could add a 5A fuse inline with the 12V connection to the ribbon cable if you are worried but if the wiring is done correctly there isn't really any risk of a short circuit or overcurrent. The bed wiring is thick enough to shut down the PSU in the event of a short and the current in the stepper wiring is limited by the driver chips. They would probably shutdown or blow up before tripping a fuse or burning wires.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/25/2013 01:29PM by nophead.

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