<div dir="auto"><div>Oddly enough it's a fuse in a PA amplifier with a 100V transformer output. The fuse is PCB mounted and sits on the DC power rail after the rectifier circuit.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Good point about tolerances. Unfortunately the venue this is installed in had a fire in the past so I am reluctant to replace the fuse with something different even if the risk is very low.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Spencer<br><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, 14 May 2022, 23:50 Robin Gilks, <<a href="mailto:gb7ipd@gmail.com">gb7ipd@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Since the tolerance of this type of fuse is pretty wide (I would expect -30%/+50%) then I'm sure 3A or 5A would be fine. <div>In a car, 95% usage of a fuse is to protect the wiring from that monster supplier of amps called a battery so very rarely is the value critical (I'd go for 5A personally!)</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, May 14, 2022 at 6:56 PM Spencer Travers <<a href="mailto:spencer.travers@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">spencer.travers@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Does anyone in Christchurch have a 4A automotive blade fuse in their parts bin? Or know where I can get some locally? If you do it would save me a mail order. Seems like an unusual value and few places have it.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thanks</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Spencer</div></div>
_______________________________________________<br>
Chchrobotics mailing list <a href="mailto:Chchrobotics@lists.ourshack.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Chchrobotics@lists.ourshack.com</a><br>
<a href="https://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/chchrobotics" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/chchrobotics</a><br>
Mail Archives: <a href="http://lists.ourshack.com/pipermail/chchrobotics/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.ourshack.com/pipermail/chchrobotics/</a><br>
Meetings usually 3rd Monday each month. See <a href="http://kiwibots.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://kiwibots.org</a> for venue, directions and dates.<br>
When replying, please edit your Subject line to reflect new subjects.</blockquote></div>
_______________________________________________<br>
Chchrobotics mailing list <a href="mailto:Chchrobotics@lists.ourshack.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Chchrobotics@lists.ourshack.com</a><br>
<a href="https://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/chchrobotics" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/chchrobotics</a><br>
Mail Archives: <a href="http://lists.ourshack.com/pipermail/chchrobotics/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.ourshack.com/pipermail/chchrobotics/</a><br>
Meetings usually 3rd Monday each month. See <a href="http://kiwibots.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://kiwibots.org</a> for venue, directions and dates.<br>
When replying, please edit your Subject line to reflect new subjects.</blockquote></div></div></div>