[Amps] Fuses

[Commander John]

Hi
I needed fuses for my Commander Magnum recently and found they used Buss BAF 20 fuses which are expensive. They are fast blow fuses. Why they needed these big Midget fuses is beyond me.   a Pair locally cost $18.  I checked on eBay and bought a box of 10 for $16.  My newest treasure a Kenwood TL 922 uses similar fuses with Japanese or Chinese code that the bussmann couldn't trace.  The Buss BAF20 fit it and they are made in 15 amp version.  They are 1 1/4" x 13/32" just a little bigger than a quarter inch.  Search on eBay for "BAF 20" and you can see what they look like.
I was looking on eBay for some low cost ones and bought 17 for $10 last night.
If you know the fuse number you can seek it out before you need them.
john W9ZY


--- On Thu, 1/6/11, Carol Richards <n2mm at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: Carol Richards <n2mm at comcast.net>
> Subject: [Amps] Fuses
> To: Amps at contesting.com
> Date: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 6:43 PM
> In the last contest one of the fuses
> in my Alpha 78 blew. Actually it became extremely hot and
> transferred the heat to the cap of the fuse holder. I
> managed to really burn my fingers. Nevertheless, I managed
> to pull the fuse out and replace the fuse cap and replace
> the fuse. My questions are what kind of fuses does Alpha use
> ( they are not the clear glass ones) and where can I get
> them? I have an extra one or two, but obviously I would like
> to have more on hand. I seem to recall them as 15A buss
> fuses. I assume they are slow-blow. Of course I can put in
> glass ones, but I was wondering why Alpha uses  these?
> 
> 
> 
> Carol
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