Fuse sizes - quick responses appreciated!

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Anonymous Poster	Fuse sizes - quick responses appreciated! 07/10/2008 1:55 PM
	Hello all, As an ugly American, I have an urgent question about user-replaceable minature electronic cylinder fuses such as found in smaller consumer electronic devices. In Europe / Asia, what dimensions are commonly available at the local shops these days? We're finishing up designing a new product for use overseas and we want to make sure that the glass fuse we select can be easily obtained by our customers, should it ever blow. Our first choice (since we have them in stock) is a 6.3 x 30/32. We've noticed a trend to 5 x 20 (and we might be able to go with that too). Is that a more readily available size "over there"? A little help would be greatly welcome. We're pushing a tight deadline and this single issue is the last hold up! (we hope!) Thanks!
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Anonymous Poster	#1 Re: Fuse sizes - quick responses appreciated! 07/10/2008 2:21 PM
	Er...I guess I should have said that 6.3 x 30/32 = "3AG". But you genuises already knew that. Right?
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user-deleted-1105 Guru Join Date: May 2007 Location: Harlow England Posts: 16512 Good Answers: 670	#2 Re: Fuse sizes - quick responses appreciated! 07/10/2008 3:06 PM
	20mm is probably the most common un UK..(but not in plugs) __________________ health warning: These posts may contain traces of nut.
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Mr. Truman Brain Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South-east corner of Spain 50 48 49.24N 2 28 27.70W Posts: 1508 Good Answers: 31	#4 In reply to #2 Re: Fuse sizes - quick responses appreciated! 07/10/2008 4:12 PM
	I'll second that for the Spanish too! 5*20mm. __________________ “It's kind of fun to do the impossible.” Walt Disney
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uweka Power-User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Berlin (Germany) Posts: 332 Good Answers: 1	#8 In reply to #2 Re: Fuse sizes - quick responses appreciated! 07/11/2008 6:19 AM
	... in Germany, too . __________________ The sum of intelligence on earth is a constant. And the population grows and grows and .....
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Anonymous Poster	#3 Re: Fuse sizes - quick responses appreciated! 07/10/2008 3:42 PM
	5x20 is standard in cordsets for appliances. I think they would be "laying" around.
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Snaketails Guru Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wrong end of the yellow brick road in Oz Posts: 930 Good Answers: 15	#5 Re: Fuse sizes - quick responses appreciated! 07/11/2008 12:08 AM
	3AG & M205 are the common sizes 3AG about 30mm long and M205 about 20mm long. Here in Australia, you can get both types, and I'm sure that you can find Farnell and RS Components in many other countries too, along with the smaller outlets carrying these size of fuse. __________________ Qn, Whats the differance between a Snake and a Onion? Ans, No one cries when you chop up a Snake
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PWSlack Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the bothy, 7 chains down the line from Dodman's Lane level crossing, in the nation formerly known as Great Britain. Kettle's on. Posts: 32175 Good Answers: 839	#6 Re: Fuse sizes - quick responses appreciated! 07/11/2008 4:04 AM
	RS Components Farnell Maplins (usual disclaimer). Their catalogues are full of the most wondrous information, and available online. __________________ "Did you get my e-mail?" - "The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" - George Bernard Shaw, 1856
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madness Power-User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: South Africa Johannesburg Posts: 187 Good Answers: 3	#7 Re: Fuse sizes - quick responses appreciated! 07/11/2008 4:38 AM
	South Africa uses both sizes but 5 by 20 is more common. Remember the I2t rating for proper protection. __________________ Think and move like an electron
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IanR Guru Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: FL Space Coast Posts: 536 Good Answers: 14	#9 Re: Fuse sizes - quick responses appreciated! 07/11/2008 6:52 AM
	5X20 MM is the international standard for electronics. 1 1/4" X 1/4" (3AG) is really an American(Canadian too, I guess) thing. Hearing that they are readily available in Australia really comes as a surprise to me. So, while you might sind 3AG outside of North America, 5X20 MM is the defacto world wide.
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PWSlack Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the bothy, 7 chains down the line from Dodman's Lane level crossing, in the nation formerly known as Great Britain. Kettle's on. Posts: 32175 Good Answers: 839	#10 In reply to #9 Re: Fuse sizes - quick responses appreciated! 07/15/2008 9:05 AM
	1¹/₄" X ¹/₄"ø can still be found in the UK occasionally, though it is becoming uncommon, and largely found in heritage equipment. CE-marked equipment uses the 20mm x 5mmø size. __________________ "Did you get my e-mail?" - "The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" - George Bernard Shaw, 1856
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IanR Guru Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: FL Space Coast Posts: 536 Good Answers: 14	#11 In reply to #10 Re: Fuse sizes - quick responses appreciated! 07/15/2008 9:17 AM
	Interesting, I didn't think that you would find them in the UK at all. Just proves that you learn something new every day. cheers Ian
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Snaketails Guru Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wrong end of the yellow brick road in Oz Posts: 930 Good Answers: 15	#12 In reply to #9 Re: Fuse sizes - quick responses appreciated! 07/15/2008 11:47 PM
	Before the Blade Fuses, 3AG were the most common in all road cars. touched just right, the human body touching a live piece of equipment can make a 10A-3AG fuse explode, leaving just the end caps. __________________ Qn, Whats the differance between a Snake and a Onion? Ans, No one cries when you chop up a Snake
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