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Date:         Thu, 9 Oct 2003 23:21:37 -0400
Reply-To:     David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Subject:      Re: Short Fused about plastic fuses
Comments: To: Jorge Osorio <josorio@ATLAS.KENNESAW.EDU>
In-Reply-To:  <Pine.GSO.4.05.10310092015380.25284-100000@atlas.kennesaw.edu>
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On Thursday 09 October 2003 08:41 pm, Jorge Osorio wrote: > Anyhow, I went to my > FLAPS to see If I could find more of those suckers and the guy at the > counter told me that they sold the glass type fuses which are a direct > replacement for those "pop-art" jelly bean ones. I got one of those > miscelaneous packages and tried a 16A..puff blown..then a 25A, Works!!

You can go ahead and use the pointy-ended glass ones. They're an improvement over the exposed-element jellybean fuses.

But they won't solve your problem, and putting in a fuse bigger than the circuit is rated for is asking for a fire or meltdown. Find out why you're drawing so much current.


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