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For the record: Some of these are a bit over-the-top, and Amazon is trash for anything safety-related, but for the record, virtually all fuses have a pretty significant margin before they blow. The risk here is very limited: - A 2A fuse needs to conduct 2A, no matter ambient temperature, manufacturing variation, age, etc. - 95+% of the time, what you're protecting from isn't a minor overload condition but a short. Th…

No. https://www.nilight.com/products/nilight-272pcs-standard-min... These are not slow burning fuses or whatever. In their product video 6A blows a 5A fuse in like subseconds. However 6/5 rated current should probably blow slower, like days, or not at all? The 2A fuse is probably just made faulty. Edit: Of course, the Amazon seller could be a counterfeit of "Nilight", which might be a proper brand?

In the line voltage (120v and up) world, fuses are made by Mersen, Littelfuse, and Bussman. Mersen owned Ferraz and Gould-Shawmut and sold fuses as Ferraz-Shawmut until a few years ago when they rebranded to Mersen. Bussman is owned by Eaton, and Littelfuse is an independent company.

Those are the only three manufacturers I ever see specified by electrical engineers in construction specs.

Re: The Downfall of Amazon: Top Ranking Electrical Fuses Show Dangerous Results [video]

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Several years ago I noticed that the motorcycle oil filters I was receiving from Amazon had changed- much lower construction quality, less filtration material, and didn't include a crush washer. I double checked that I was buying the same product on Amazon as previously, and then bought the same SKU from a different store to compare. Apparently, Amazon was mixing counterfeit items in the same stock as the real stuff.…

> After that I stopped buying safety critical things from Amazon. Why would you buy anything from Amazon after that experience? I personally stopped buying things on Amazon when they gave up on having a trustworthy supply chain.

I don't care if I get, like, a counterfeit spatula or whatever. I'm paying for utility, not authenticity.

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

> After that I stopped buying safety critical things from Amazon. Why would you buy anything from Amazon after that experience? I personally stopped buying things on Amazon when they gave up on having a trustworthy supply chain.

I don't care if I get, like, a counterfeit spatula or whatever. I'm paying for utility, not authenticity.

The type of plastic or metal it’s made out of could have utility or health implications that are initially hidden to you.

Re: The Downfall of Amazon: Top Ranking Electrical Fuses Show Dangerous Results [video]

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post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't care if I get, like, a counterfeit spatula or whatever. I'm paying for utility, not authenticity.

The type of plastic or metal it’s made out of could have utility or health implications that are initially hidden to you.

I ride motorcycles. Every other risk is so tiny I don't give a damn lol.
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