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Old 11-20-2004, 11:02 AM
P.E.Haiges P.E.Haiges is offline
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If a fuse burns out, there must be a reason. I wouldn't be surprise if it burned out again. Its more difficult to find the problem when the fuse burns out intermittently.

Not a good idea to replace a fuse with one of a higher amp rating. The fuse is designed to protect the circuits from overheating, and if you put in a higher rated fuse, you do not have that protection. If the correct rating fuse continues to burn out there is a problem and you should look for why is it burning out.

You should have a fuse chart in the fuse box, it will tell you what fuse should be used.

If I had designed the fuse holder, only the correct fuse would fit in each circuit. Something like the type S fuses in homes where only the correct value fuse can be screwed in the socket.

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