Recent score: CBM 8032

From: JP Hindin <jplist_at_globe.net.nz>
Date: Thu May 23 23:37:45 2002

On Fri, 24 May 2002, Tony Duell wrote:
> Firstly, ignore the '125V' part of the spec. That's just the maximum
> voltage the fuse is designed to break safely. Most modern fuses are 250V
> at least. Use one of those (of the same type and current rating). It'll
> work just the same.

Although I'm no expert in the area, but wouldn't that mean that if the
voltage spikes the fuse won't catch it, making the CBM just as dead as if
there was a current spike?


> Secondly, when you sat 'around that', what do you mean? 1.75A (if you can
> get that) would be fine. 2A would probably be OK, at least for testing
> (it would burn out in the event of a serious short, and to be honest a
> 1.6A fuse is not going to give much more protection). A 1.5A fuse might
> hold -- it's worth trying.

Mouser had 1.6A 250V slow-blow fuses, Radioshack a 0.125A 125V and 3A 125V
... I forget what Newark had.
They're all kinda close, but not quite.

JP
Received on Thu May 23 2002 - 23:37:45 BST