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minus-squareSynthead@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·edit-210 months ago “fuse” implies that the CPU will stop working It’s just an electronic component, like resistors and transistors. Samsung has something similar in their phones called Knox.
minus-squareatrielienz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoBut in the world of electronics fuses and circuit breakers exist to trip when too much voltage is applied to protect the circuit. That’s their generally agreed upon definition.
It’s just an electronic component, like resistors and transistors. Samsung has something similar in their phones called Knox.
But in the world of electronics fuses and circuit breakers exist to trip when too much voltage is applied to protect the circuit. That’s their generally agreed upon definition.