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DaveC

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Jun 27, 2010, 12:46:17 AM6/27/10
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Used in the battery (-) lead of a handheld scope. Schematics unpublished.

Physically similar to a 1/4 W resistor, color light green. Marked "IE7A" or
"1E7A".

Google returns slim results, none promising.

What type is this?

Thanks,
Dave

Salmon Egg

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Jun 27, 2010, 12:56:44 AM6/27/10
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In article
<0001HW.C84C25A9...@news.eternal-september.org>,
DaveC <inv...@invalid.net> wrote:

USE COMPLETE SENTENCES!

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David Nebenzahl

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Jun 27, 2010, 1:08:20 AM6/27/10
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On 6/26/2010 9:56 PM Salmon Egg spake thus:

> In article
> <0001HW.C84C25A9...@news.eternal-september.org>, DaveC
> <inv...@invalid.net> wrote:
>
>> Used in the battery (-) lead of a handheld scope. Schematics unpublished.
>>
>> Physically similar to a 1/4 W resistor, color light green. Marked "IE7A" or
>> "1E7A".
>>
>> Google returns slim results, none promising.
>>
>> What type is this?
>

> USE COMPLETE SENTENCES!

A grammar nanny, eh?

You must be a big hit at parties ...


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John Larkin

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Jun 27, 2010, 1:09:36 AM6/27/10
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On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 21:56:44 -0700, Salmon Egg
<Salm...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>In article
><0001HW.C84C25A9...@news.eternal-september.org>,
> DaveC <inv...@invalid.net> wrote:
>
>> Used in the battery (-) lead of a handheld scope. Schematics unpublished.
>>
>> Physically similar to a 1/4 W resistor, color light green. Marked "IE7A" or
>> "1E7A".
>>
>> Google returns slim results, none promising.
>>
>> What type is this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dave
>
>USE COMPLETE SENTENCES!

Idiot
^^^^^ Not a complete sentence
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Not a complete sentence

Etc.

John


Pieyed Piper

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Jun 27, 2010, 1:54:47 AM6/27/10
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On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 21:56:44 -0700, Salmon Egg <Salm...@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:

>In article

><0001HW.C84C25A9...@news.eternal-september.org>,
> DaveC <inv...@invalid.net> wrote:
>
>> Used in the battery (-) lead of a handheld scope. Schematics unpublished.
>>
>> Physically similar to a 1/4 W resistor, color light green. Marked "IE7A" or
>> "1E7A".
>>
>> Google returns slim results, none promising.
>>
>> What type is this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dave
>
>USE COMPLETE SENTENCES!

Jeez. Yer an idiot.

Pieyed Piper

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Jun 27, 2010, 1:56:31 AM6/27/10
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I should have figured that not a goddamned soul actually tried to answer
the question.

It sounds like a 'soft-fuze'. That resets itself after tripping.

There is also a similar device used in hair dryer circuitry.

Phil Allison

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Jun 27, 2010, 2:34:53 AM6/27/10
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"DaveC" <

> Used in the battery (-) lead of a handheld scope. Schematics unpublished.
>
> Physically similar to a 1/4 W resistor, color light green. Marked "IE7A"
> or
> "1E7A".


** Sounds like a Pico Fuse:

http://media.digikey.com/photos/Littelfuse%20Photos/PICO%20II%20R251%20SERIES.jpg

Come in fast and very fast ratings with amps rated from 1A to about 15A.

When they blow, you need a soldering iron to replace them.

There are various Asians clones too.


..... Phil

Phil Allison

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Jun 27, 2010, 2:50:43 AM6/27/10
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"DaveC"

> Physically similar to a 1/4 W resistor, color light green. Marked "IE7A"
> or
> "1E7A".


** Sure that is not the other way around ?

Pico Fuse would use " 7A LE " as a the marking for a 7 amp fuse.

.... Phil

N_Cook

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Jun 27, 2010, 2:51:41 AM6/27/10
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DaveC <inv...@invalid.net> wrote in message
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I take it , that its blown and I also take it that its not charred (fusible
R don't char or even discolour AFAIK)
Desolder it and scrape an axial line along its length . Then DVM resistance
check from either end. If a fusible resistor then maximum R read is what its
value was near enough.
FR breaks are usually to one end, normal R usually in the middle.
Although green is often axial inductor.

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Kevin McMurtrie

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Jun 27, 2010, 3:04:34 AM6/27/10
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Littlefuse makes green resistor-shaped fuses. Their logo is an 'L'
wrapped under an 'F' so their 'LF' could look like 'IE' on a worn part.

http://www.littelfuse.com/data/en/Data_Sheets/Littelfuse_251_253.pdf
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DaveC

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Jun 27, 2010, 3:27:41 AM6/27/10
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> Littlefuse makes green resistor-shaped fuses. Their logo is an 'L'
> wrapped under an 'F' so their 'LF' could look like 'IE' on a worn part.
>
> http://www.littelfuse.com/data/en/Data_Sheets/Littelfuse_251_253.pdf

Thanks, Kevin.

They way Littelfuse uses a stylized "LF", it could easily be mistaken for
"1E" or "lE".

Now to get one...

Thanks again,
Dave

DaveC

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Jun 27, 2010, 3:27:45 AM6/27/10
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> I take it , that its blown and I also take it that its not charred (fusible
> R don't char or even discolour AFAIK)

No, I don't have one. I threw it out with the old battery. :-(
Someone on-line volunteered to describe the one from his scope.
I'll not ask him to do a post-mortem on a working fuse. ;-)

Thanks,
Dave

Robert Baer

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Jun 27, 2010, 4:36:38 AM6/27/10
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Fuse.
Ratings of these beasts in equipment is almost NEVER disclosed - like
a company secret more precious than any other secret they have.
Measure current draw and see what the maximum is during any
operations, double that for a guide in choosing "first guess" replacement.

Pieyed Piper

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Jun 27, 2010, 4:45:36 AM6/27/10
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On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 01:36:38 -0700, Robert Baer <rober...@localnet.com>
wrote:

The axial leaded jobs I have seen in hair dryers are high current jobs
with reed switches inside them. Not the soft break jobs.

The biggest soft device I recall was 3 Amps.

Salmon Egg

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Jun 27, 2010, 11:34:26 AM6/27/10
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In article <3upd265udo81jog5t...@4ax.com>,
Pieyed Piper <pieye...@thebongshopattheendoftheuniverse.org> wrote:

> I should have figured that not a goddamned soul actually tried to answer
> the question.

Could that be because no one knew what tghe question was?

Idiot

Pieyed Piper

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Jun 27, 2010, 11:41:50 AM6/27/10
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On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 08:34:26 -0700, Salmon Egg <Salm...@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:

>In article <3upd265udo81jog5t...@4ax.com>,


> Pieyed Piper <pieye...@thebongshopattheendoftheuniverse.org> wrote:
>
>> I should have figured that not a goddamned soul actually tried to answer
>> the question.
>
>Could that be because no one knew what tghe question was?

If you cannot glean the question from that, you are not only too
goddamned retarded to be answering it, you are too goddamned retarded to
be in the group at all, much less being here, acting like you have half a
fucking brain.
>
>Idiot

Nice sig, dumbfuck. It fits you perfectly.

Fester Bestertester

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Jun 27, 2010, 11:51:50 AM6/27/10
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> Ratings of these beasts in equipment is almost NEVER disclosed - like
> a company secret more precious than any other secret they have.

And that's why markings are so important. You can circumvent any need to
measure.

Lostgallifreyan

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Jun 27, 2010, 12:17:30 PM6/27/10
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Fester Bestertester <f...@fbt.net> wrote in
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Oh man, has science really come to this? >:)

Arfa Daily

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Jun 27, 2010, 12:37:48 PM6/27/10
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"Salmon Egg" <Salm...@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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They are complete s

Just not ones that you

What I am writing, are incomplete sen

And don't

We don't like that on sci

Arf

Michael A. Terrell

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Jun 27, 2010, 12:43:17 PM6/27/10
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<http://www.littelfuse.com/data/en/Product_Catalogs/Chapter10SurfaceMountFuses.pdf>
and several other fuse manufacturers list E as .375A. If you read the
data sheets, you should be able to determine what family you need.


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Tim Williams

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Jun 27, 2010, 1:03:40 PM6/27/10
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"DaveC" <inv...@invalid.net> wrote in message news:0001HW.C84C25A9...@news.eternal-september.org...
> Used in the battery (-) lead of a handheld scope. Schematics unpublished.
>
> Physically similar to a 1/4 W resistor, color light green. Marked "IE7A" or
> "1E7A".

Obviously, it's 10,000,000 amperes ;^)

Tim

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Jamie

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Jun 27, 2010, 3:08:16 PM6/27/10
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Tim Williams wrote:

> "DaveC" <inv...@invalid.net> wrote in message news:0001HW.C84C25A9...@news.eternal-september.org...
>
>>Used in the battery (-) lead of a handheld scope. Schematics unpublished.
>>
>>Physically similar to a 1/4 W resistor, color light green. Marked "IE7A" or
>>"1E7A".
>
>
> Obviously, it's 10,000,000 amperes ;^)
>
> Tim
>

good one :)

James Sweet

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Jun 27, 2010, 5:14:44 PM6/27/10
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>
> I take it , that its blown and I also take it that its not charred (fusible
> R don't char or even discolour AFAIK)
> Desolder it and scrape an axial line along its length . Then DVM resistance
> check from either end. If a fusible resistor then maximum R read is what its
> value was near enough.
> FR breaks are usually to one end, normal R usually in the middle.
> Although green is often axial inductor.
>
> --
>


They won't catch fire but I have seen them char slightly. It's also
common for them to crack or blow out a small chip of ceramic if
something shorts and exposes them directly to the line voltage.

fly on the wall

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Jun 27, 2010, 8:52:13 PM6/27/10
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Surely (s)he can MEASURE the one (s)he has?

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