RWThomes,

You should measure the current going to the relay coil terminals. It seems to me that you have a problem if you blow out a 1.25 amp use. Are you sure you didn't have the motor wired into the 1.25 amp fuse? It doesn't seem to me that the "coil" in the relay should draw enough current to blow a 1.25 amp fuse.

SLO BLO fuses are used for devices that draw a heavier current at starting and then run at a nominal current. Motors typically do this.

If your circuit is drawing more current than the fuse is rated for, a SLO BLO fuse will still blow out only not quite as fast.

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