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Show Burned Fuse in Country Is Quite Inconvenient A burned-out fuse on one's car In the country is very inconvenient if there are no spares with which to replace It, but If the motorist will carry a little tinfoil In his box of odds and ends he can make a serviceable temporary repair re-pair In a minute. As a matter of fact, any one who smokes cigarettes or chews gum or eats candy on the road usually has some tinfoil on his person, and so It is not. necessary to make a special point of Including It with the tools. To rehabilitate the burned fuse It Is wrapped with one or two layers of the fell and reinserted in the fuse box. Care should be taken not to wrap the fuse too heavily, as If Oils is done damage Is liable to result to the wiring if It Is suddenly stressed with an overload. |