I visited the United Kingdom (UK) in 1998 and lived there for a short while. To keep myself entertained at home, I purchased a micro-music system (UK made). While examining it's features, I happened to open it's plug and look inside. In addition to the wires, there was a small fuse fitted inside (see the pic below). Quite obviously, the fuse was meant to protect the device from abnormally high current that could be drawn in case of high input voltage (and other causes).
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I was highly impressed by this simple, low-cost method of protecting home appliances and strongly felt it was just the solution we need in India given the unstable, fluctuating, erratic electricity supply in most Indian states that wreak havoc upon our electrical appliances. Rather than buy multiple power-strips & stabilizers to protect our home appliances, fused plugs would be ideal due to their vastly lower prices (a fuse costs around ₹10/= or less while power strips start possibly at ₹150/= and stabilizers at ₹500/=).
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I spread the word among some of my friends & juniors in India after my return - students, engineers interested in setting up their own enterprises as well as among family and relatives. They all remarked that it was an excellent idea - but sadly, that was the end of it. No one ever took it forward and in India, it is yet to see the light of day! I thought of telling the Govt of India but shrank back because of indifference and apathy experienced earlier, in a different context.
What do you think of this idea? Brilliant, low-cost & easy to incorporate for plugs? Will help alleviate the troubles of homes across our country suffering the vagaries of bad electricity supply and increasing repair bills + electrical waste disposal issues? Or, just another 'good-to-have' option?
I would like to gift this idea (borrowed, of course!) to the whole of India. Are you an entrepreneur looking for a bright idea? Or do you work for/ are a decision maker in an Indian company that manufactures electrical accessories like plugs?
Then, the above may just be for YOU, to act upon and do something good for India. TODAY!
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