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Originally Posted by ah-kay
Really, can you explain why. The 1" fuse is shortened to 2 1/2" fuses and it will not blow at the SAME current?
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because the solder changes the heat range of the strip of metal.
metal fuses fail by melting. and the ENTIRE fuse is the failure system, cutting it in half, and soldering it together will alter the fuse failure point. it'll still fail, just not at the same protection abilities as before.