"Groovy" flat fuses VS non-groovy
I recently needed to replace a 40amp DC flat fuse between my RV battery and inverter, and had the hardest time trying to insert the spare fuse that the original owner had provided. Upon (very) close ...
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I'm with DrewE's first sentence. Those groves are not significant electricity wise. Just try a little harder to insert the new fuse.
It ain't rocket science.
I am adding to my original post as I was called away without being able to finish.
I have enough life experience(81years)and in the electrical field for 51 years, that I feel safe saying that the really odd ideas about shape of the blades and the plastic is just grasping at some really far away straws.
If it won't fit at all and there are absolutely no manufacturer marks on the original fuse, the solution is to replace the fuse holder or maybe contact the vehicle mfg or the mfg of the part and ask it the fuse is special.
Asking here has not accomplished anything concrete and doesn't seem likely after reading the response that follows mine just a waste of time.
It ain't rocket science.
I am adding to my original post as I was called away without being able to finish.
I have enough life experience(81years)and in the electrical field for 51 years, that I feel safe saying that the really odd ideas about shape of the blades and the plastic is just grasping at some really far away straws.
If it won't fit at all and there are absolutely no manufacturer marks on the original fuse, the solution is to replace the fuse holder or maybe contact the vehicle mfg or the mfg of the part and ask it the fuse is special.
Asking here has not accomplished anything concrete and doesn't seem likely after reading the response that follows mine just a waste of time.
