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| Thread ID: 92333 | 2008-08-06 08:01:00 | Need a 5A 250V slow blow fuse - where do i get them? | Morgenmuffel (187) | PC World Chat |
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| 695373 | 2008-08-06 08:01:00 | Ok our dehumidifier died a month ago and i thought i'd have a look at it, well the fuse has blown so i want to get a new one The code on the fuse is T5AL250 however after a quick hunt around on the DSE website i can't seem to find it, anyone know where I am likely to be able to get one? and what it will cost Should add, I am in Invercargill so i would prefer it to be local |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 695374 | 2008-08-06 08:18:00 | what did the fuse look like...have a big spring at one end of it ? the T could means its a T fuse which isn't as slow as a slow blow. if i remeber rightly they are designed to handle in rush current but still blow fairly quickly. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 695375 | 2008-08-06 08:27:00 | Why not try giving your local electrical suppliers (yellow.co.nz es%22%24..%26..Electrical+Supplies&newSearch=false) a call and see if they can't help. | stormdragon (6013) | ||
| 695376 | 2008-08-06 09:18:00 | electrical supplier might have it, electronic tech. tv repairman or applaince serviceing will have them. | tweak'e (69) | ||
| 695377 | 2008-08-06 09:31:00 | DSE NZ Webpage. I typed in...Slowblow Fuse...& got a pageful. The other thing I would try is a 10amp fuse & see if that holds the inrush current. Also put a Tong Tester ammeter on it to see what the start current is. The ordinary swinging needle type, not the electronic number type. A normal rewireable fuse is rated at 1.4X full load before it lets go on high load current. A Motor fuse, or slow blow fuse is rated at 1.8 X full load current. This does not affect the current needed to blow one of these fuses under fault conditions. PJ |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 695378 | 2008-08-06 22:27:00 | T5AL250V -- is the fuse (I missed the V) Ok yes I looked on DSE but they didn't have any 5 amp fuses rated at 250v, they had everything but It is a glass cylinder fuse about 2cm long with the metal caps at either end,the wire running between has broken, the fuse glass isn't blackened or cracked so i am hoping it's just died of old age/fatigue rather than catastrophic failure, I am 100% sure it is a slow blow fuse For the following reasons 1) it says it on the circuit board ;) 2) T stands for "träge" which is german for Lazy or slow but i have seen some people refer to it as an "anti-surge" fuse, but anyway if i replace like with like it shouldn't be an issue I'll have to try the electronics place down the road |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 695379 | 2008-08-06 22:59:00 | T5AL250V -- is the fuse (I missed the V) Ok yes I looked on DSE but they didn't have any 5 amp fuses rated at 250v, they had everything but DSE have P9626 6 packs of "M205 5A 20x5mm Glass 250V Time Lag (T)" $5 . 98 (full description from DSE AU) They seem to have discontinued single fuses of that type . |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 695380 | 2008-08-06 23:21:00 | DSE have P9626 6 packs of "M205 5A 20x5mm Glass 250V Time Lag (T)" $5.98 (full description from DSE AU) They seem to have discontinued single fuses of that type. Excellent, now why the heck didn't that come up when i searched for 5A fuses |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 695381 | 2008-08-06 23:53:00 | Get an AGC25 automotive fuse. The 250 Volt part is kinda where they all start. The 25AGC is exactly as you describe...I have a few boxes of them here and they're all rated at 250 volts...even for just a 12 volt system. The "AGC" part is the slow-blow designation. SFE25 is a standard, quick blow type. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 695382 | 2008-08-07 00:27:00 | OOOOpppssss! Pardon me all to pieces . . . I meant to say: "Get an AGC5 automotive fuse" . An AGC25 is 25 amps! :blush: :rolleyes: :sleep |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
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