| Nothing in our world can work without "vacation" or | | | | the application designed in an appropriate way; and to |
| "break time". Not only the human beings get tired from | | | | avoid any risks, the thermal cutoff has to be tested. |
| too much work, but also machines, motors or electrical | | | | Thermal fuses do not have to be confused with |
| devices. Too much heat can make your electrical | | | | thermal switches which have a different function in the |
| machines stop working properly and cause serious | | | | electrical machines: until they reach the temperature |
| damages to your devices. | | | | determined in prior, thermal switches are in open state, |
| Thermal fuses are used in order to prevent any | | | | but when the predetermined temperature is reached, |
| damage happen. Because of the fact that thermal | | | | they close and form a closed circuit and in this way |
| fuses can be used only one time and then have to be | | | | they allow the fan which has a cooling function to |
| replaced, usually these circuit breakers are applied to | | | | operate. This fan works until the normal heat |
| devices which are rarely endangered to get damaged | | | | temperature will be reached again and the thermal |
| because of the excessive produced heat (only in case | | | | switch will open again and turn the fan off. Thermal |
| of malfunction); for example Overhead Projectors, | | | | switches can be used more than one time. |
| coffee machines, hair dryers. | | | | It is very important that the electrical devices you own |
| It is very simple how thermal fuses work: if the cooling | | | | have a thermal fuse (especially if they were |
| system of the electrical devices does not work, at a | | | | expensive) and if they are not provided originally with |
| certain temperature (which was established in prior), | | | | one, a professional electrician should integrate this |
| the fuse shuts the electrical circuit off in order to save | | | | safety pieces in your electrical device. Even if some |
| the electrical device from any damage caused by the | | | | money have to be spent when getting a thermal fuse, |
| big amount of produced heat. The thermal fuse reacts | | | | it is advisable to make this small investment because in |
| at high temperature; but if there is too much current in | | | | this way one can prevent the damage of an electrical |
| the circuit, the thermal fuse will not react, unless the | | | | device which costs far fore than a thermal fuse. Do |
| current causes excessive heat. | | | | not forget: the electrical machines need like everyone |
| In order to work properly, the thermal fuse has to be | | | | "time to rest", to "take a vacation" in order to function |
| stored appropriately and needs to have the circuits for | | | | well and not get damaged from overloading. |