> <snip>
> > The UL 248-14 standard ... The fuse must open at
> > 135% of rated current within one hour.
> <snip>
> > British Standard BS 4265 (now IEC 60127) calls for 150% of
> rated current for
> > 1 hour minimum
>
> In other words, an IEC fuse will carry more current for longer than an
> equivalent rated UL fuse.
Look at the numbers again - the IEC fuse rating for a Lucas "35A" fuse is 17
amps.
- The IEC spec for the Lucas 35A fuse (continuous
- rating of 17A) calls for the fuse to hold 150% (25.5A) for 1 hour
- minimum and 210% (35.7A) for 30 minutes maximum. Replacing
- the Lucas "35A" fuse with an AGC 35 fuse will let your wiring
- harness pass 47.25 amps for up to an hour, or 70 amps for up to
- four minutes.
You don't want to put a 35 AGC fuse in its place in the fuse box.
Tim Buja - Rockford, IL - 80 TR8, 73 Stag, 72 TR6
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