Fuses
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Race Director
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From: Forked River NJ
Fuses
My dash lights blew out last weekend and the fuse is a 5 amp AGA fuse. Little different in size tha nthe rest of them. Looking around I see some SFE, AGA, AGC,AGW, and a few different ones. Other tha nthe size what do these different letters mean. Are they slow blow, or have some kind of delay. Looking for electrical help on this just for general knowledge. Trouble finding the AGA fuse so far. Odd size not many parts stores carry them.
Burning Brakes
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That was a good question. I didn't know the answer so I googled it. It appears that the letters on fuses refer to the size of them and the amps may vary greatly even in the same size. Take a looka t this website and note the different sizes:
http://www.bussmann.com/6/GlassTubeFuses.html
http://www.bussmann.com/6/GlassTubeFuses.html
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From: Forked River NJ
That was a good question. I didn't know the answer so I googled it. It appears that the letters on fuses refer to the size of them and the amps may vary greatly even in the same size. Take a looka t this website and note the different sizes:
http://www.bussmann.com/6/GlassTubeFuses.html
http://www.bussmann.com/6/GlassTubeFuses.html
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its the physical size of it and they are hard to find ...not impossible but hard to find i may have some extras let me look when i get back home and i can mail them to you.....was i close to you the other day i was at partridge lane off of marlton pike, off of cooper or cropshire or something like that behind staples by the 70/73 circle?
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From: Forked River NJ
its the physical size of it and they are hard to find ...not impossible but hard to find i may have some extras let me look when i get back home and i can mail them to you.....was i close to you the other day i was at partridge lane off of marlton pike, off of cooper or cropshire or something like that behind staples by the 70/73 circle?
Not only finding the right size but then to find a 5 amper is tough. I can order some as I see they are availbale but trying to find them local is tough.
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Kurt, the reason I used it was to keep the rust from causing the same thing again. When I first cleaned the contacts they began to get surface rust again within a week. That's when I put the di-electric grease on and there has been no new rust show up. I actually coated all the contacts at that time for insurance.