your notes here are quite interesting Tom. I had some replacement fuses for some audio gear. (10A 250w and 6A 250W) and they were blowing readily. I asked the gent who sold them to me, what might be the reason as the amps were not doing harder work with any new speakers. he said that German fuses are "blow at" and our fuses were "travel through". Saying what you are below, but indicating that not all are so defined. i went back to the US and had him order the next size up in the German and I can change the without any noticable difference under heavy loads. No extra heat at the fins.
On Mon, 27 Apr 2009, Tom Fowle wrote: > ray, > We'll see what Ron thinks, but I'd not bother changing for just an ampere of > difference. > > The rating of the fuse is the current it will pass in normal operation > NOT, as some think, the current required to blow it. You're only up by an amp > even if the caravan pulls its full 15 amps, so no deal. > > tom > >
