elcetricity question

The biggest problem with fused panels is the SAME problems with breaker panels---keeping all connections and fuses TIGHT. Every few years, a guy should kill the power, open the box and tighten everything up.

There are a couple of boxes, ---Federal Pacific is infamous-- that were poorly designed and can NOT be made safe

Whatever -- it -- was -- that came in a late 80s--early 90's "manufactured home" of a friend of mine, 'xample. Don't remember the box, but it was an "all electric" home. The damn thing was only about 2 years old, and he had trouble with one of the "big" circuits, range, dryer, furnace, don't remember.

THE GOD DAMMED THING the breakers were not making tight contact where they clipped to the buss bars!!!! There was NO WAY to make it safe!!! I told him flat out, "you need to get this box replaced, and attempt to sue the house manufacturer." He did replace the box.

The house I grew up in was built around 35. It had fuses until just a VERY few years ago