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Have I been poisoned by lead dust from my blown fuse
just wondering if I've poisoned myself. I was doing something silly and the 10A fuse exploded in my multimeter with the glass cylinder and alloy dust shattering and splattering making a mess on the ...
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Using a larger fuse in my multimeter
I am trying to replace the burned out fuse in my multimeter. It is very small with dimensions of 3.6mm X 10.25mm and has a rating of 600mA @ 250V.
I can't seem to find this fuse. I can find one with ...
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Fuse rating and safety
Under what conditions would a faster, higher rupture capacity, higher voltage-rated fuse be less safe than the equivalently current-rated fuse which was slower, lower rupture capacity or lower voltage-...
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Downsides of using 5mm fuses in 6.3mm sockets
For my multimeter I need to replace a fuse. It is 6.3mm in diameter, 25mm long, rated 500mA/250V AC and 1500A interrupt rating.
I have a couple of such fuses, but they are 5mm in diameter, and ...
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