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From: ray@philmtl.philips.ca (Raymond Dunn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: System Unit Design
Message-ID: <418@philmtl.philips.ca>
Date: 31 Mar 89 22:23:02 GMT
References: <1256@wpi.wpi.edu> <45900213@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu>
Reply-To: ray@philmtl.UUCP (Raymond Dunn)
Organization: Philips Electronics Ltd. -  St. Laurent  P.Q., Canada
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In <1256@wpi.wpi.edu> Mark B. Cohen asks:
> Why would a designer place a disposable/exchangable part
> (such as a fuse) deep inside a 'sealed' assembly that has
> existing external connections?  
>

The fuse in fact has exactly the same status as every other part in the power
supply, it is NOT a user exchangeable part, and is there as a safety device
required in order to meet FCC, FTZ etc. regulations.

It is not expected to blow any more frequently than any other component in the
power supply.

The complaints about the generally poor design of the mechanics of PC's is
however all too justified, and cannot all be explained away by the "design
down to a cost" that drives most PC designs.

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