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multimeter fuse

Cornflk1Cornflk1 Member Posts: 3,715 ✭✭✭
edited November 2007 in General Discussion
I have a ECG, model DM-50 multimeter that has a blown fuse.

The fuse is a : 10A/ 600V fast blow fuse, one inch long.

Have tried everyplace locally and on-line that I can think of. Have tried the company, but that only gets me to distributers of their product, not to replacement items.

Any one know of an electronics store that I might be able to contact?

Thanks in advance.
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  • oldgunneroldgunner Member Posts: 2,466 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Radio Shack..Well, maybe. I looked at their site and didn't see a 600 volt one, but you could call them.
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  • HandgunHTR52HandgunHTR52 Member Posts: 2,735
    edited November -1
    Try McMaster-Carr.
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  • dongizmodongizmo Member Posts: 14,477 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Contact Cooper Bussman
    http://www.bussmann.com/3/CooperBussmannFinder.html
    Don
    The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools.
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  • redneckandyredneckandy Member Posts: 9,714 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I got a fuse for mine at Radio Shack
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  • slipgateslipgate Member Posts: 12,741
    edited November -1
    Just wrap the old one in aluminum foil! [:D]
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  • Colt SuperColt Super Member Posts: 31,007 ✭
    edited November -1
    Talk to your Radio Shack store manager. He'll line you up.

    Doug
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  • Cornflk1Cornflk1 Member Posts: 3,715 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks guys, have been to radio shack---no luck---all they have are 250v. Although I didn't follow through and talk to a store manager, just holiday help person. Might try again there.
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  • A J ChristA J Christ Member Posts: 7,534 ✭
    edited November -1
    I believe that a 250 V 10 amp fast acting fuse will work for you just fine.

    Think you might be looking for a KTK series fuse, WW Grainger carries them. They are real proud of them. If you are close to me, you can go through the box of fuses in the back of my service truck, sure that you could find at least a dozen.
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  • dcon12dcon12 Member Posts: 32,026 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Wrap the old one in aluminum foil and use it. Fuses are for wussies. Don
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  • BT3BT3 Member Posts: 1,913 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yea, one that your life depends on, just wrap alum. foil around it. It aint like the 55 Chevy [:D][:D][:D][:D]
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  • oldgunneroldgunner Member Posts: 2,466 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    AJ is right actually. A 250 volt will do you fine for normal use, and you'll likely never know the difference.
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  • fishkiller41fishkiller41 Member Posts: 50,608
    edited November -1
    Stick a .22LR in the slot, and letter-rip!![:D]
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  • HappyNanoqHappyNanoq Member Posts: 12,023
    edited November -1
    Buy a new one...

    Disassemble it and pull the fuse from that one...

    Take it back to the store for a refund.

    There's no need of a replacement for one that didn't work - lost interest or faith in the product. [;)]
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  • givettegivette Member Posts: 10,886 ✭
    edited November -1
    Go to a medical supplier. They'll have exactly what you need for your ECG.
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  • jimdeerejimdeere Member, Moderator Posts: 26,237 ******
    edited November -1
    Most people know to replace a fuse with one of equal amp rating. This is the amount of current (in amps) that the fuse will carry. The voltage rating of the fuse is much different. A 250 volt rated fuse will blow at its stated amp rating, up to 250 volts. Above 250 volts, the fuse will open, but possibly do damage to the fuseholder and surounding parts. If the fuse was rated for 600 volts, you should replace in like kind.
    Remember not to put your voltmeter leads across a live voltage when the dial is on "ohms".
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  • Cornflk1Cornflk1 Member Posts: 3,715 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Many thanks Dongizmo. The bussmann.com site did the trick. Got an e-mail back from them with the part # and a land line number for customer service where I can find a local distributer.
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  • haroldchrismeyerharoldchrismeyer Member Posts: 2,213 ✭
    edited November -1
    More than likely this is the fuse that protects the meter when you are doing an amp draw test. You should use a fuse of the same value. After you find one, cut one of your leads, and install a five amp fuse inline. This will prevent you from blowing that more expensive and harder to find fuse when you forget to put the leads back in the right position when checking voltage, after doing an amp draw test.
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  • dcon12dcon12 Member Posts: 32,026 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by haroldchrismeyer
    More than likely this is the fuse that protects the meter when you are doing an amp draw test. You should use a fuse of the same value. After you find one, cut one of your leads, and install a five amp fuse inline. This will prevent you from blowing that more expensive and harder to find fuse when you forget to put the leads back in the right position when checking voltage, after doing an amp draw test.


    Or you could get a Fluke. Don
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  • haroldchrismeyerharoldchrismeyer Member Posts: 2,213 ✭
    edited November -1
    Better do it to your fluke meter too. I forgot a few times, and others have used my fluke a few times, and I got tired of the fuses on the inside being blown. Seems like it always happens when you need the meter the most. At least with the fluke it is easier to find those internal fuses.

    Bought my fluke new in 1986, and used it a lot. Best meter there is on the market even if you only use it occasionally, and I use mine all the time.
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  • CubsloverCubslover Member Posts: 18,601 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Also, and instrumentation parts store would definitely have what you need, in the future....
    Half of the lives they tell about me aren't true.
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  • e.allege.alleg Member Posts: 93 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    stop at a garage when the Snap-On guy is there, they always carry multimeter fuses on the truck. Might cost $3 each though [:o)]
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