Electrical components incorporating a temperature responsive device

Abstract

An electrical component comprising a temperature responsive device including an electrically conducting member (1) of spring temper in contact with a thin insulating coating (3) of a substance which decomposes on being subject to an elevated temperature thereby allowing the conducting member (1) to effect a short circuiting operation. Suitably the conducting member (1) is coated with a thin layer of polyurethane varnish which vaporizes at the elevated temperature, and the conducting member (1) is arranged to engage contacts (5,5) under spring tension. In one embodiment the conducting member (1) is a wire of phosphor bronze or beryllium copper formed as a loop (2) with spring arms, the loop (2) being positioned on a pin 4 centrally disposed between spaced contacts (5) engaged by the arms under spring tension.

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