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Seems even fuses are not immune to counterfeiting:
https://www.nema.org/gov/trade/positions/upload/NEMA-china-counterfeit.pdf
The article is 4 years old but still an interesting read. Of note is the fact that some of the counterfeit fuses could be made to explode and that some counterfeit circuit breakers were just switches in a fancy case.
Seems even fuses are not immune to counterfeiting:
https://www.nema.org/gov/trade/positions/upload/NEMA-china-counterfeit.pdf
The article is 4 years old but still an interesting read. Of note is the fact that some of the counterfeit fuses could be made to explode and that some counterfeit circuit breakers were just switches in a fancy case.