The little metal pegs on a snow blower or a fuse in a circuit are examples I can think of.

  • @Dellyjonut
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    51 year ago

    In electronics it’s a breaker or a fuse

    • @[email protected]
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      51 year ago

      Technically just fuses are meant to be sacrificial in most cases. A breaker is more like a switch that has a special fuse for super high currents.