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Fuse Wire - Help anyone?

#1 Post by Pinguino »

Guys,

A friend of mine has a small fully working canon which was made and regularly fired, by his late grandfather at family events.
He wants to be able to use it again, but cannot find anywhere that sells very thin fuse wire..... any suggestions?
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#3 Post by saddler »

What voltage?
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#4 Post by PrecisionGunnerUK »

I use the Visco fuse. Green fuse burn rate is 1cm/sec from memory and it's very cheap.
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#5 Post by snayperskaya »

saddler wrote:What voltage?
Wouldn't it be what amperage?.
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#6 Post by Ovenpaa »

snayperskaya wrote:
saddler wrote:What voltage?
Wouldn't it be what amperage?.
It would indeed, the question is what class of protection, fine or coarse?
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#7 Post by Kungfugerbil »

Ovenpaa wrote:It would indeed, the question is what class of protection, fine or coarse?
..and left- or right-handed thread of course.
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#8 Post by meles meles »

If you need protection for screws, maybe consult Messrs. Durex & Co ?
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#9 Post by Pinguino »

First post from andy h was just what he wanted - thanks matey

The rest of the 240v advice, well ....... hmmmm ;-/
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#10 Post by snayperskaya »

Pinguino wrote:First post from andy h was just what he wanted - thanks matey

The rest of the 240v advice, well ....... hmmmm ;-/
You'll find a lot of threads go off on a tangent but we all mean well :good:
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