Fuse for Desk Lamp 10mm x 3.6mm 1.0 Amp 250 Volt
Steve Lowe
The halogen bulb went in my Tchibo desk lamp last week - put a new one
in but still not working - checked plug wiring and fuse - all OK.
Taking the base off I've found a fuse holder with the smallest fuse
I've ever seen just 10mm long x 3.6mm Dia. It's 1 Amp 250V
I've Googled but not found a supplier - any ideas of where to try
Regards
Steve.
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Aidan Karley
> Taking the base off I've found a fuse holder with the
> smallest fuse I've ever seen just 10mm long x 3.6mm Dia.
> It's 1 Amp 250V
>
board fuse, not a mains fuse. The rating says that too.
Like the other man ("Stephen Dawson") says - Maplin. Or
maybe not - are you sure about those 10mmx3.6mm dimensions? The
closest match I see is at
http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?ModuleNo=451&doy=9m1 which
says :
> A range of fuses with nickel-finish brass end caps, overall
> size 20 x 5mm diameter. Designed to IEC127 with SEMKO, UL,
> BSI and VDE approvals. Rated at 250Vac with a breaking
> capacity of 35A or 10 times the rated current, whichever is
> greater.
> Available in the following ratings:
> 100mA, 160mA, 200mA, 250mA, 315mA, 400mA, 500mA, 630mA,
> 800mA, 1A, 1.25A, 1.6A, 2A, 2.5A, 3.15A, 4A, 5A, 6.3A, 10A
>
I think I've seen such smaller fuses before, but since I
don't have to do component-level diagnosis this decade, I've
not got a catalogue to hand. Looking through rswww.com (Radio
Spares) ... you've got something pretty unusual. What country
does it come from? Somewhere oriental, I'd guess, though I've
seen some pretty weird looking stuff in Russia too.
Get some 1A fuse wire, wrap it around the fuse body,
optionally put heat-shrink over the body to keep the wire snug,
and pop the fuse back in.
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Aidan
Aberdeen, Scotland
Written at Tue, 09 Jan 2007 16:20 GMT, but posted later.
Steve Lowe
Thanks - Yep - I'd looked at Maplins they don't show anything smaller
than 20mm - and I've got 20mm in assorted voltate/current in my bits
and pieces box. The one that's blown is defiantly 10mm - the fuse
older was a small plastic box and I had to prise the lid off with a
small screwdriver - the fuse was held in place on the underside of the
lid - bit like some 13amp plugs where you can prise the fuse out
without having to unscrew and remove the lid of the plug.
No joy on RS website either
I've got one of the local electrical factors trying to track down a
supplier as well.
- Steve Lowe
Dave Plowman (News)
Steve Lowe <spl...@usa.net> wrote:
> Thanks - Yep - I'd looked at Maplins they don't show anything smaller
> than 20mm - and I've got 20mm in assorted voltate/current in my bits
> and pieces box. The one that's blown is defiantly 10mm - the fuse
> older was a small plastic box and I had to prise the lid off with a
> small screwdriver - the fuse was held in place on the underside of the
> lid - bit like some 13amp plugs where you can prise the fuse out
> without having to unscrew and remove the lid of the plug.
> No joy on RS website either
> I've got one of the local electrical factors trying to track down a
> supplier as well.
Good luck, but I've never seen a replaceable one that small. I sort of
thought 20mm was about the minimum length to stop flame propagation at 240
volts and still allow decent end caps for current handling on a universal
design.
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Thomas Prufer
>I've got one of the local electrical factors trying to track down a
>supplier as well.
It's a Littelfuse, series 676 or 677...
<http://www.littelfuse.com/cgi-bin/r.cgi/en/prod_series.html?SeriesID=1173>
No idea where to get it.
Any chance you can request a sample? Or pop in a new fuse holder?
Thomas Prufer
Dave Plowman (News)
Thomas Prufer <prufer...@mnet-online.de.invalid> wrote:
> It's a Littelfuse, series 676 or 677...
<http://www.littelfuse.com/cgi-bin/r.cgi/en/prod_series.html?SeriesID=1173>
> No idea where to get it.
> Any chance you can request a sample? Or pop in a new fuse holder?
Those appear to be axial lead types so don't fit a conventional fuse
holder?
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Thomas Prufer
<da...@davenoise.co.uk> wrote:
>Those appear to be axial lead types so don't fit a conventional fuse
>holder?
Darn, you're right. Missed that. And it's listed as to 3.9 in the spec.
<http://www.optifuse.com/fuses3x10mm.htm>, perhaps?
Thomas Prufer
raden
<da...@davenoise.co.uk> writes
>In article <p0p9q2h4voulqfvj4...@4ax.com>,
> Steve Lowe <spl...@usa.net> wrote:
>> Thanks - Yep - I'd looked at Maplins they don't show anything smaller
>> than 20mm - and I've got 20mm in assorted voltate/current in my bits
>> and pieces box. The one that's blown is defiantly 10mm - the fuse
>> older was a small plastic box and I had to prise the lid off with a
>> small screwdriver - the fuse was held in place on the underside of the
>> lid - bit like some 13amp plugs where you can prise the fuse out
>> without having to unscrew and remove the lid of the plug.
>
>> No joy on RS website either
>
>> I've got one of the local electrical factors trying to track down a
>> supplier as well.
>
>Good luck, but I've never seen a replaceable one that small. I sort of
>thought 20mm was about the minimum length to stop flame propagation at 240
>volts and still allow decent end caps for current handling on a universal
>design.
>
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geoff
Steve Lowe
Regards
Steve.
- Steve Lowe
Dave Plowman (News)
Steve Lowe <spl...@usa.net> wrote:
> Hi Thanks for that
Hope you read the rest of the thread...;-)
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Aidan Karley
> I've got one of the local electrical factors trying to track down a
> supplier as well.
>
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Aidan
Aberdeen, Scotland
Written at Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:34 GMT, but posted later.
Aidan Karley
> > Any chance you can request a sample? Or pop in a new fuse holder?
>
> Those appear to be axial lead types so don't fit a conventional fuse
> holder?
>
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct
=result&cd=1&q=fuse+3.6+x+10mm&spell=1 which produced a number of
results, including the several you've mentioned. Some of the larger
pictures show that the axial-leaded versions have metal caps on each
end, so fitting them into a more-or-less normal clip type holder should
work. Finding one of *those* is going to be fun though.
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Aidan
Aberdeen, Scotland
Written at Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:47 GMT, but posted later.
John Madeley
problem with a bedside wall lamp. I have ordered 10 today (minimum order).
If it works OK I will be happy to send you some.
Regards
John Madeley
allenjoh...@ntlworld.com
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Graham.
Very generous, but after seven years Steve may well have a new desk
light.
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