On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 17:20:03 +0000 (UTC), wrote:

In article ,
(Stuart) wrote:

Can anyone explain why 5 amp cartridge fuses used in Consumer Units
are so expensive compared to 5 Amp fuses used in plugs. Apart from the
size I
cannot see what difference there can be in them . The two I bought today
locally ( Glasgow ) were 55p (each) but I have seen them much more
expensive than that .
Stuart

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Presumably one of the reasons is because there's not the same market for
them (not many needed compared with plug size and not the same competition
between manufacturers.

I'm assuming that size alone would also make a big difference to the cost.

Roger

Well maybe on account of numbers needed but the size difference isnt that
much .
Stuart

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