• Hey Guest!
    British Car Forum has been supporting enthusiasts for over 25 years by providing a great place to share our love for British cars. You can support our efforts by upgrading your membership for less than the dues of most car clubs. There are some perks with a member upgrade!
    **Upgrade Now**
    (PS: Upgraded members don't see this banner, nor will you see the Google ads that appear on the site.)
Tips
Tips

Preventing fires, to "FUSE or Not to FUSE"?

Share this page

I had a friends BJ8 burn up in my garage due to an incorrectly installed negative ground radio in a positive ground car.....just don't do it....the old cotton wiring goes up like a match!
Scott in CA
 
DerekJ said:
Are American amps different from UK amps?!
Click to expand...

Same Amps, different way of looking at them.

"There are two different rating systems in common use: the European based IEC system and the US based UL (Underwriters’ Laboratories) system, which differ in terms of the ratio between the current which a fuse is rated to carry indefinitely without blowing, and the current which will cause it to blow. So a fuse with an IEC rating of 1A might have identical fusing characteristics to one with a UL rating of 1.4A."

https://www.jaycar.co.nz/images_uploaded/fuseprmr.pdf

Andy.
 
DerekJ said:
The fuse ratings are for US fuses, as the British ratings are significantly different than ours.

Are American amps different from UK amps?!
Click to expand...
----NO Amps is Amps--Keoke

[SIZE=+1]Lucas Fuse Rating (British)[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]BUSS AGC Equivalent (American)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]50[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]30[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]35[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]25[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]30[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]20[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]25[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]15[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]20[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]10[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]10[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]7.5[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]5[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]3[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+2]Fuse Ratings Equivalents UK to US[/SIZE]
 
Back
Top