AGU and ANL fuses, differences?

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Topic: AGU and ANL fuses, differences?

Posted By: nixon75
Subject: AGU and ANL fuses, differences?
Date Posted: December 06, 2005 at 12:51 AM

what's the difference between an AGU and an ANL fuse? advanteages? disadvantages?

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Posted By: dwarren
Date Posted: December 06, 2005 at 12:59 AM

More than you asked for here, but it does have the answer.

https://www.bcae1.com/fuses.htm

I have an old agu fuse that malfunctioned. It melted the case and part of the wire, and the damn fuse never blew!

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Posted By: menace2sobriety
Date Posted: December 06, 2005 at 1:34 AM

thats funny i had that happen to a atc/ato fuse on the amp. it melted down and became one with the fuse holder and never blew.

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Posted By: auex
Date Posted: December 08, 2005 at 9:21 PM

dwarren wrote:

I have an old agu fuse that malfunctioned. It melted the case and part of the wire, and the damn fuse never blew!

I used to see that all the time with the "installer grade" and the RF agu fuses. The solder where the fuse met with the end "cap" would melt away and would no longer make contact.

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