Fuse rating

[sl-15]

Hi everybody,
What is the recommended fuse rating for the BeePre2, Eros, and Crack for the US? Is it a slow or fast blow fuse? Thanks.

 

[Paul Birkeland]

You could just use 1.5A fast or slow and that would be completely fine for all of those kits.

 

[sl-15]

Thanks Paul. I just pulled my fuses and checked, I can not remember if they are original or not and wanted to make sure I have the right ones. Crack and Eros read F1AL 250V, BeePre2 reads LF. T1AL 250V. The BeePre2 fuse has a thicker wire inside so I assume it is a slow blow? Also the T would indicate it is a slow blow too. My power amplifier YBA Alpha 3 has a fuse that reads 5A but no other markings. It is filled with white sand like crystals. Is there a way to tell if it is slow or fast blow? The amplifier briefly draws just over 4 amps at start up. Thanks again.

 

[Paul Birkeland]

You can always ask the manufacturer what they put in the amp originally. Slow blow fuses have gotten somewhat uncommon, so I typically will specify fast blow currents these days.

 

[sl-15]

I tried to contact them before with no luck. This amp is from the mid 80ies I believe. But good to know about the slow blow versus fast blow. I am still curious what the sand like stuff is inside. Some kind of resonant control maybe?