AEG fuses

kev-Oakridge

i was messing about with an old broken gearbox i had there today trying to get it working and well being a chump i put the anti reverse latch on the wrong way so when i went to test the gearbox the motor jammed and the fuse went

now after fixing the problem i used a fuse from another aeg and the gearbox was working fine then, now i nwent to replace the fuse today, but all i could get were 13 amp fuses and not 15 amp like what was in it, now will that work grand? or will i have to go to somewhere like maplins to get a 15 amp one? i tried a local hardware shop, woodies and b&q

Leftyflip

I use 20amp fuses in my AEGs, Radionics have loads instock and its like €2 for a box of 10.

kev-Oakridge

Leftyflip wrote: »

I use 20amp fuses in my AEGs, Radionics have loads instock and its like €2 for a box of 10.

thanks for the reply, i'll pop in there

NakedDex

For better lifespan from them, ask for "time delay" or "time lag" fuses. AEG's pull a massive power as they spool up and sometimes this causes them to fuse when rapidly firing in semi. They're usually only about 20-40 cent more but well worth it.

Dread-Lock

Or you could buy resettable fuses from the likes of Radionics, its about €5 for 5.

Sam Fisher

Dread-lock, are these the flat one in the red plastic over? How do they work?

Dread-Lock

Yeah they're flat, but they're not red. Or at least my ones aren't. They're a kind of yellowy-beige colour. (And apparently yellowy is actually a word, never knew that ).

I'm a novice at best with electronics, but this is how they basically work. When the fuse starts to reach its trip current it starts to heat up and expand, when it passes the trip current the fuse will have heated up and expanded so much that it breaks the circuit. It will take a few seconds for the fuse to cool down and contract, and when it does it will work like normal again (of course you will still have to correct the problem that caused it to trip in the first place, otherwise it will just trip again).

One thing to note about these fuses is that once the fuse has been tripped it is very easy to trip it again if you don't give the fuse enough time to cool down properly.

Sam Fisher

Thanks for your explaination. I have seen them, but didn't know how they reset. That cleared things up a bit. Cheers.