7.5A mini breaker for fuse hole

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electronis whiz

Joined Jul 29, 2010
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I have a 7.5 Amp variac, right now uses a fuse holder. I have a 5A breaker that may work, but i'd like to do it right and just get a 7.5A breaker and be done. I kind of searched online not seeing a lot that meets the criteria.

Criteria: small think like breaker on a power strip, some sort of round button either snaps in the existing fuse holder hole, or uses nuts. (I can make whole bigger if needed.) Reasonably cheap I saw some that for some reason cost like $50. I was thinking more like $5-10 range a thermal based breaker is fine with me.

Any ideas of place to look for this, or a specific make, model,series I should look at or search for?

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Papabravo

Joined Feb 24, 2006
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I'm sorry about that but it is hard for me to go through the mountain of hits looking for something that will meet your requirements when those requirements are a bit vague. You have to admit that a "fuse hole" is not a very precise description.
 

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electronis whiz

Joined Jul 29, 2010
512
A few of those would probably work. Can also buy a lot of fuses for like $15-20.

Maybe just better off getting a handful of fuses to have on hand for it. Seems to use a sort of odd fuse size which I only have a couple of. It's just a tube fuse holder with screw cap, many I have are either too little too long or way small. I expect go to hardware store can probably find something that matches. If not replace the holder with something that takes more common similar rating fuse.
 

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electronis whiz

Joined Jul 29, 2010
512
I just thought to check mouser suitable part is like $25. Looks to be an AGC fuse that it takes. I found a pack of like 25 on amazon for $5. I expect would be years using that up.

I had no idea those breakers were so much. I have some old ones from UPS, etc I thought MMM $5 maybe $10.
 
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