Absolutely not! One (the new one with the thicker) is a slow-blow
fuse. The thinner one is a fast-blow fuse.
The fast-blow can protect critical circuitry. The slow-blow is for some
heavier items that can handle a little extra but not sustained overage.
You could safely put a fast-blow where a slow used to be, although you'd be
constantly replacing it. You should NOT put a slow where a fast used to be.
- Tab
At 06:14 AM 1/6/03, joseph cianciotti wrote:
>A 35 amp fuse is a 35 amp fuse, right? I hope so. I took my burnt-out 35
>amp fuse (with a thin wire filament) to the local parts store and bought new
>ones (with a flat wide filament that narrows in the center). Are these the
>same things? Other than the new fuses being about a 16th of an inch longer,
>the guy behind the counter says they're the same thing. Are they?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Joseph
>67 MGB Roadster
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