On Friday, January 27, 2006, at 09:49 AM, Sunil Hari wrote:
t's a fuse - it's a strip of metal designed to melt at a given current.
Change in metal type would only change the thickness of metal used. I
don't
think it really matters what the metal is, so long as it works. New
fuses
are better than old ones though, because they get dirty and don't
conduct as
well, blah blah blah.
There is something to be said about dissimilar metals and corrosion
too. I buy huge bulk packs of fuses w/copper/brass because they don't
corrode as fast. I have seen others burn out out the end or just rot a
circle at the tip, at first look they seem fine. This I have never seen
with the Pudenz Wickman -Gruppe brand that I insist on.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
