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Blown Fuse Indicator: Electronics Projects Vol. 22

This circuit uses LEDs to indicate the status of a fuse. When the fuse is intact, the green LED glows because the voltage drop across the first arm is higher. If the fuse blows, the supply to the green LED is blocked and the red LED glows instead, showing the fuse condition. An optocoupler can also be added to trigger a siren when the fuse blows. Minor modifications can be made like using one diode instead of two.

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Blown Fuse Indicator: Electronics Projects Vol. 22

This circuit uses LEDs to indicate the status of a fuse. When the fuse is intact, the green LED glows because the voltage drop across the first arm is higher. If the fuse blows, the supply to the green LED is blocked and the red LED glows instead, showing the fuse condition. An optocoupler can also be added to trigger a siren when the fuse blows. Minor modifications can be made like using one diode instead of two.

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blown fuse indicator

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enerally, when an equipment in- second arm it is only 2V. So current flows (see Fig. 2). An optocoupler is used to
dicates no power, the cause may through the second arm, i.e. through the trigger the siren. When the fuse blows, red
be just a blown fuse. Here is a green LED, causing it to glow; whereas LED glows. Simultaneously it switches
circuit that shows the condition of fuse the red LED remains off. on the siren.
through LEDs. This compact circuit is When the fuse blows off, the supply In place of a bicolour LED, two LEDs
very useful and reliable. It uses very few to green LED gets blocked, and because of red and green colour can be used.
components, which makes it inexpensive only one LED is in the circuit, the red LED Similarly, only one diode in place of D1
too. glows. In case of power failure, both LEDs and D2 may be used. Two diodes are used
Under normal conditions (when fuse remain off. to increase the voltage drop, since the
is alright), voltage drop in first arm This circuit can be easily modified to two LEDs may produce different voltage
is 2V + (2 x 0.7V) = 3.4V, whereas in produce a siren in fuse-blown condition drops.

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