Editing Distribution board (section)

===Fuse boxes===


A common design of fuse box that was featured in homes built from 1940 through 1965 was the 60-amp fuse box that included four plug fuses (i.e. the Edison base) for branch circuits and one or more fuse blocks containing cartridge fuses for purposes such as major appliance circuits.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QtVhK6z7mpQC&pg=PA75 |title=Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Wiring |edition=4th |year=2008 |author=((The editors of Creative Publishing )) |publisher=[[Cool Springs Press]] |page=75 |isbn=978-1589234130 |access-date=2014-06-15 |archive-date=2023-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718000620/https://books.google.com/books?id=QtVhK6z7mpQC&pg=PA75 |url-status=live }}</ref> After 1965, the more substantial 100 A panel with three-wire (230 V) service became common; a fuse box could have fuse blocks for the main shut-off and an electric range circuit plus a number of plug fuses (Edison base or Type S) for individual circuits.<ref>{{cite journal |journal=Popular Science |date=January 1966 |publisher=[[Bonnier Corporation]] |page=160 |title=Improving Your Home Wiring |first=Daniels |last=George |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mikDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA160 |access-date=2014-06-15 |archive-date=2023-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718000541/https://books.google.com/books?id=mikDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA160 |url-status=live }}</ref>