The fuse wire is used for igniting the sample to be burned in the oxygen in the bomb. About 10 cm of wire should be used. The wire is connected to the electrodes that pass through the bomb lid. To ...

DO NOT touch the wire. It is HOT both electrically and in temperature. DO NOT turn the variac on with the voltage turned up to prevent blowing a fuse. Set the variac to 0 V. Turn on the variac. Slowly ...

This protects the wiring and the appliance if something goes wrong. The fuse contains a piece of wire that melts easily. If the current going through the fuse is too great, the wire heats up until ...