[Amps] dumb query about fuses (maybe!)

[Bill, W6WRT]

ORIGINAL MESSAGE:

On Tue, 12 May 2009 13:05:46 -0700, "Van K7VS" <wa7fab at cdsnet.net>
wrote:

>
>Does the voltage of the fuse make any difference??  i.e  What happens if I 
>use a 15 amp fuse rated at 125V rather than what they ask for?  (10 amp at 
>240V)....does the voltage rating make a difference??  Or just the current 
>rating of the fuse?

REPLY:

Yes it does matter. A fuse with a too low voltage rating is likely to
shatter when it blows and you'll be picking glass pieces out of the
fuseholder. For 240 volt lines you will definitely want the ceramic
body fuses rated at 250 volts. 

Don't ask how I know.  :-)

73, Bill W6WRT