[Mobile-Portable] Types of fuses

[Gary Fiber]

Randy,

What email program are you using? For some reason 
Eudora which I am using does not word wrap your posts.

Gary K8IZ

>While looking at high amp fuses for mounting at 
>the batteries Ive seen three different types. 
>They offer the standard tube types , the blade 
>style automotive types but I noticed one at Pep 
>Boys the other day that Im not familiar with. I 
>cant remember the type so bare with me a bit , 
>It looked to be made of plastic and steel with 
>the steel ends for connecting to the holder 
>being flat , about 1/2" x 1/2" + , with the 
>plastic center "fuse" part being round , about 
>the size of a nickle and may have had a small , 
>very small window in the center of it. The flat 
>metal body of this fuse is also the connectors 
>where they have just notched out a semi circle 
>on eack end for installation into and securing 
>it in its holder. The only information on the 
>package as far as specs go was its voltage and 
>amp rating. The holder and a package of two 
>fuses were very resonably priced.  Is anyone 
>here familiar with this type of fuse "If you can 
>pull it out of my vague description ? Im sure 
>with a couple of key strokes anything and all 
>can be found on the internet from manufacturers 
>but I trust this site first with the "on hand" 
>experience that most have.   Would this fuse 
>be a good choice for my needs as the "first 
>line" of protection for my batteries / cables / 
>vehicle ,,,,,,, ?     Randy N5WV 
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Gary Fiber K8IZ
GROL PG-19-6691
Washington State Resident