Hi,

Thanks - Yep - I'd looked at Maplins they don't show anything smaller
than 20mm - and I've got 20mm in assorted voltate/current in my bits
and pieces box. The one that's blown is defiantly 10mm - the fuse
older was a small plastic box and I had to prise the lid off with a
small screwdriver - the fuse was held in place on the underside of the
lid - bit like some 13amp plugs where you can prise the fuse out
without having to unscrew and remove the lid of the plug.

No joy on RS website either

I've got one of the local electrical factors trying to track down a
supplier as well.


On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 20:06:37 GMT Aidan Karley
wrote:

In article , Steve
Lowe wrote:
Taking the base off I've found a fuse holder with the
smallest fuse I've ever seen just 10mm long x 3.6mm Dia.
It's 1 Amp 250V

Without checking the sizes, this sounds like a circuit
board fuse, not a mains fuse. The rating says that too.
Like the other man ("Stephen Dawson") says - Maplin. Or
maybe not - are you sure about those 10mmx3.6mm dimensions? The
closest match I see is at
http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?...No=451&doy=9m1 which
says :
A range of fuses with nickel-finish brass end caps, overall
size 20 x 5mm diameter. Designed to IEC127 with SEMKO, UL,
BSI and VDE approvals. Rated at 250Vac with a breaking
capacity of 35A or 10 times the rated current, whichever is
greater.
Available in the following ratings:
100mA, 160mA, 200mA, 250mA, 315mA, 400mA, 500mA, 630mA,
800mA, 1A, 1.25A, 1.6A, 2A, 2.5A, 3.15A, 4A, 5A, 6.3A, 10A

I think I've seen such smaller fuses before, but since I
don't have to do component-level diagnosis this decade, I've
not got a catalogue to hand. Looking through rswww.com (Radio
Spares) ... you've got something pretty unusual. What country
does it come from? Somewhere oriental, I'd guess, though I've
seen some pretty weird looking stuff in Russia too.

Get some 1A fuse wire, wrap it around the fuse body,
optionally put heat-shrink over the body to keep the wire snug,
and pop the fuse back in.

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