28 Dec
2003
28 Dec
'03
3:04 p.m.
Tony Duell wrote:
It flashes brightly, that's all. The new .75 amp fuses I bought are
just a little wire (glass fuse) that melts. The original 2amp fuse is
sort of black and brown, so I can't see inside anymore.
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA
The current rating of a fuse is the current it will
blow at. A 2A fuse
will blow when more than 2A passes through it, irrespective of whether
the voltage supplied to that circuit is 110V, 240V, or 12V. And the
current flowing in a circuit does not depend on the maximum voltage a
fuse will stand.
Ok, that was basically what my second thoughts were.
Yes, you need a 2A fuse. A 2A 250V fuse would be fine.
Also, do you need
a Quick-blow ('fast') or anti-surge ('slow blow') fuse?
It doesn't say, but wouldn't a fast blowing fuse make more sense? It's
on the main power coming into the laserdisc player. I don't have a
schematic.
I mentioned
that the .75 amp 250volt fuse blows instantly..... does this
indicate that another problem exists, or would the laserdisc player pull
How violently does it blow? Is the glass shattered or blackened? If not,
then I would guess a 2A fuse would hold. If it does, then it's blowing at
a lot more than 2A, indicating a short circuit somewhere in the player.