[Mgs] Fuses

[Vance Navarrette]

	Paul:

	That is not correct. The 32V does indeed mean that the fuse is
rated for 32 volts. Fuses intended for AC circuits will have 250V
stamped on them, meaning that they are rated for use in circuits
operating at up to 250 volts.

	Your assertion about the voltage not affecting the blow current
of the fuse is, however, correct.

	Vance

-----Original Message-----
From: mgs-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:mgs-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Paul Hunt
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 12:54 AM
To: Glenn Schnittke; mgs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Mgs] Fuses


Highly unlikely that an automotive fuse would say '32v' where the 'v'
means 
'volts', if that is really what it does read then it almost certainly is

some kind of part number.  All bar one of the MGB fuses were originally
17 
amp rated, 35 amp blow, so a fuse will often read that i.e. 17/35.  The
odd 
one out is a 500mA fuse for the sequential seat-belt circuit.  These are
how 
the cars came out of the factory, you could have anything in-situ now.

<snip>

PaulH.

----- Original Message ----- 
> I've been wondering about something. On occasion, or rather,
regularly, 
> I'll take a fuse out of what's supposed to be a 15A circuit and the
rating 
> will read 35A/32V.