Lol, you speak the truth friend. I once threw a working audio amplifier out, because it was second hand. It worked in the shop, but not when I got home. Assuming I had been cheated, I jumped up and down on it, smashing it to pieces. And threw it in my projects shed. A few weeks later, I needed a fuse, so I took the one off that amplifier. It didn’t work, so I may have damaged my amp for nothing. Now I always check the fuse, even any internal ones. I love your channel, peace......
No, that wouldn't work. The 3 pins (prongs) are live, neutral and earth. The fuse is associated with the live only. If the fuse is blown, it will cease the flow of electricity (current) via live and thus break the circuit. So to test continuity of the fuse, you need to directly contact both ends of the fuse or in line of the circuit the fuse is on