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keithbvadu2

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6. A classic glass cartridge fuse in the car got me one time.

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Fri Aug 30, 2024, 07:31 PM

Aug 2024

A classic glass cartridge fuse in the car got me one time. It had a very fine crack across the middle. Touching both ends of the fuse of the multimeter made contact across the crack... Fuse good. Nope.

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Tested the fuse on an older power strip. It's OK. [View all] usonian Aug 2024 OP

Odd, our friends in Chinese labor are usually better than this. EarnestPutz Aug 2024 #1

Doesn't say where it was made. usonian Aug 2024 #3

But isn't the phrase Jerry2144 Aug 2024 #2

Not in MY workshop. usonian Aug 2024 #4

Zen and the Art of Welding Tetrachloride Aug 2024 #5

I am former Navy Mechanic Jerry2144 Aug 2024 #10

A classic glass cartridge fuse in the car got me one time. keithbvadu2 Aug 2024 #6

Glad you didn't have to take the car apart, line I took the power strip apart, to find the break. usonian Aug 2024 #7

Buy a new one - I speak from personal experience, they aren't meant to last forever and you could lose your house. Probatim Aug 2024 #8

Thanks for the suggestion. usonian Aug 2024 #9