GMasterman wrote:
The fuse is a safety device. PC are cheap enough not risk burning someone when
it overpressures and explodes

agreed, it's just me in the house. i absolutely would not use it otherwise, not
sure i would use a new one w/children about.

wrt the fuse itself, the cooker is "Indian". it looks like the photos of an older
Mirro could possibly fit, but it is out of stock at Mirro and no longer manufactured.

third party replacements are $10.75, dunno if these are orig.Mirro units or what, but
the cost is goofy. there are a zillion different fuses out there, and the fitting is
not standard, nor is the media. plastic is the norm now.

just fyi for those interested, i can see why the link was blown. this cooker uses
way too much water, 4-5x what a late model Presto uses, and it is _smaller_, 2.5qt
vs 4liter. the weight and nozzle seem to be undamaged, but maybe it just takes some
experience in setting the flame. the steam comes out in a steady stream, nearly
silently. not a good design. again, NOT recommending this activity. --Loren

ps. the gasket on this older (heavy duty) pan still works fine, makes me wonder
just how good plastics have gotten over the decades & why did the shuttle
fuel tank gaskets fail? they talk now about wire insulation in airplanes,
getting older and cracking (like this is normal). the teflon coated wire
used in the 60's would _not_ have this problem.