WARNING: THESE ARE DANGEROUS AND DO NOT BLOW WITH 5x THE CURRENT! This is a products liability/manufacturing defect case waiting to happen. The sole purpose of the fuse is to blow when the current is too high. Somehow I’m able to get 5 A through a 1 A fuse. A small amount of wiggle room is normal, but not 5x the current! The filament simply starts glowing red and heats up SIGNIFICANTLY. I tested my circuit before putting it in its casing, but if I didn’t there is no doubt in my mind that it would have melted the plastic after a few minutes. (I used the through-hole PCB clips, not the in-line component. )Less importantly, they arrived with the plastic box open, so every fuse spilled out and they were all mixed together in the plastic wrap. I was able to separate them myself, but that is a major pain. (And yes, I confirmed that the fuse I used above was, in fact, a 1 A fuse by the marking “F 1A L 250V”.)
Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]