At only 8mm (0.315") wide the new fuse blocks provide the slimmest protection available for 6.3 x 32mm (1/4" x 1 1/4") fuses, with electrical ratings of 600 V and 22 A, and a wire range of 24 - 6 AWG.

If you live in an older home, there's a good chance that there's a fuse box built into your power grid. In fact, the invention of fuse boxes actually dates as far back as the early 20th century ...

Enter the e-fuse. All fuses deal in electricity, but here, the "e" prefix refers to the device's connected nature. E-fuses, which are placed into a computer chip, function like a mash-up of a fuse ...

I have a dedicated 110v outlet (on it's own circuit) a few feet from where I'm going to place the 220v outlet so I'm not sure if I'll run 12-2 or 12-3 but at least now I understand the difference ...