Very nice, thanks. Now I may need to convince my client to stop using Slow Blow on international shipments.
-Doug Laporte, Colorado USA LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/coloradocomplianceguy/> (UTC -07:00) Mountain Time (US-MST) On Wed, Mar 2, 2022 at 3:34 PM Scott Aldous < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Doug, > > As the link Rich provided from Littelfuse indicates, the international > symbols come from IEC 60127-1. See the last page of this preview > <https://www.sis.se/api/document/preview/568043/>, section 6.1. > > On Wed, Mar 2, 2022 at 2:22 PM Richard Nute <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> Here is some info: >> >> >> >> https://www.swe-check.com.au/pages/learn_fuse_markings.php >> >> >> https://www.littelfuse.com/~/media/files/littelfuse/technical-resources/documents/reference-documents/littelfuse_5x20mm-iec-fuse-cap-marking_guide.pdf >> >> >> >> Rich >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Brian Kunde <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 2, 2022 1:08 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [PSES] Fuse designations >> >> >> >> I do not know where the information I have originally came from, but I >> got this and have been using this for over 30 years: >> >> >> >> FF = Very Fast Acting >> >> F = Fast Acting (Common) >> >> M = Medium Time Lag >> >> T = Time Lag (Common) >> >> TT = Long Time Lag >> >> >> >> I got this from Bud Lang who was our Safety Guru at Heath Kit many years >> ago. >> >> >> >> The Other Brian >> >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 5:33 PM Douglas E Powell <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> All, >> >> >> >> Over the years, I've seen various ways people include a caution or >> warning, in their user documents or product labels, for replacement fuses. >> Similar to: "replace only with same type and rating of fuse"; followed by >> a code: T1.6AH250V. And for those who may not understand the code, they may >> sometimes add in parentheses some variant of "(1.6 Amp time-lag, ~250V, >> high breaking capacity)". >> >> >> So now to my question, US manufacturers sometimes use the phrase >> "SLO-BLO" or "Slow Blow" instead of Time-Lag or Time-Delay. Are these terms >> commonly used internationally and if so, are they clearly understood? >> >> >> >> I took some time to look up SLO-BLO and found it's a registered trademark >> for Littelfuse going back to 1957, and it has been continuously renewed >> since that time. >> >> >> Incidentally, a German Engineer once told me the way he would designate a >> fuse type for a variety of tripping characteristics was in this order from >> very slow to very fast: TT1.0A250V, T1.0A250V, 1.0A250V, F1.0A250V, >> FF1.0A250V. >> >> >> >> Thanks, -Doug >> >> >> >> >> >> Douglas E Powell >> >> Laporte, Colorado USA >> >> >> >> (UTC -07:00) Mountain Time (US-MST) >> >> >> >> >> >> - >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc >> discussion list. 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