Life of a fuse.

[ohmygahitscoby]

I was wondering how long fuses are suppose to last. For me, after I use a fuse for charging a pack like 3 times, it will blow. I use Radioshack 1A 250V Fast-Acting fuses. I pause between every battery pack charge (I wait until the heat from the charger cools off), then I start charging again.

 

[jon2]

Fuses last as long as you don't exceed the current rating of the fuse or short the terminals of the batteries or leads while powered on.To my knowledge.

 

[ohmygahitscoby]

Hmm, I have the right fuse to use. So does this mean I should pull out the cord then wait for it to cool off then plug in the other pack and the cord?

 

[Chickenthief]

Go from a fast fuse to a slow blow.
A fast burns the first time the amp draw nears the stated value, a slow blow will take the rated amount of current for up to 10 min. before blowing.

 

[olds97_lss]

What charger is it?

 

[ohmygahitscoby]

Woah, this is an old thread. I don't need info on fuses anymore, I learned lots more about it. The charger that uses the fuses is actually for sale now.