I agree with David. All the slow-blow fuses I have seen have a small spring.
This spring pulls on a joint that is soldered together. The blow current
will eventually melt the solder, and the spring will pull the circuit open.
I have never seen a slow-blow fuse used in an automotive application. But,
that's not to say it hasn't been done.
Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
Email - bobmgtd@insightbb.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: "David Breneman" <idcb@airborne.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: Stupid fuse question
> Tab Julius SEZ -
> > Absolutely not! One (the new one with the thicker) is a slow-blow
> > fuse. The thinner one is a fast-blow fuse.
>
> I've seen lots of Slo-Blo fuses in old jukeboxes and pinball machines
> (which have to endure a lot of voltage spikes from the relay-based
> "logic" circuitry) and they all have a type of spring-biased element
> in them. Is the thin/thick element type a newer design?
>
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