4 amp fuse

where can i get 4 amp fuses for my 1967 lesabre panel cluster? i cant get any around here.

Thanks please help!!

 

did you try radio shack?

 

I would guess it is a glass fuse, but how long is it? I might have some if it is the same length

 

no i have not tried radio shack didnt even think of that! Thanks!!!

 

can i use this kind of fuse? its rated at 250v ??

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103760

its the right size and is glass.

 

anyone?

 

Without seeing the fuse we may never know what you have, but do try Radio Shack, or go to your local Auto Emporium (Kragans? (Grand Auto)) or a gas station and show them what you need.o No:

Looks like your standard fuse to me....

Thanks

 

i went to kragens and a couple other auto places an no one had that low of an amperage. they had 7.5 as the lowest.

The one i need is a standard fuse block fuse 1 1/4 in long. I think the radio shack ones wouold fit but im not sure of the voltage on them??

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103760

 

Could get the radioshack ones and test them.

 

Go ahead and use the Radio Crack fuses- the 250volts is a rating that has to do with arcing across the poles and other factors but as long as it is rated 4a you are fine.( however most automotive stuff is rated ~24 volts or so ) do a little research on different fuses, just cause it fits physically dont mean its right, and make sure your old one was just a plain ole 4a fuse, not a time delay or slow blo- the wire inside would probably look like a little coil if it were a slo blo. What did it power??
If you really get into a bind, solder a modern plastic fuse across the poles of your old 4-ampere one and your good too!
Robert:laugh: :laugh:

 

DUDE-COULD YOU PLEASECHANGE YOUR AVATAR- THAT CRITTER LOOKS LIKE ITS SWINGING SOME MEAN MEAT!!!uzzled: uzzled:

 

Thanks it powered the panel cluster lights and accessory gauges. I dont know what the inside of the fuse looked like since it blew pretty good and broke the glass o No:

 

If it actually broke the glass from the fuse popping you may have a bigger problem ( dead short ) somewhere upstream. A 4a fuse is small enough to not let enough current pass to damage your harness, so all should be good unless you do have a short. While you're at the 'shack buying several 4a fuses, invest~10/20 bucks on a multimeter with an amp feature. You subsitute your fuse with the meter leads with the meter on the proper setting, and you should probably see about ~3amps at a guess if all is good. If it goes way high-you have a short and its time to start tracing wires. ( the meter will be a great help here too, they are a wonderful tool that you will quickly learn how hard life was without it!)
Also check out Allelectronics.com and mouser.com for fuses and such-All sells decent meters at a better price with more features than the 'crack too.Good luck and don't be afraid to ask!!
Robert:Smarty:

 

I have a multimeter just need to find it. Thanks for the help. I can say that my alternatro blew out and then the fuse popped relitivley around the same time.

 

it was probibly overcharging and surged the system. is the voltage regulator good? :beers2:

 

there is no voltage regulator. its internally regulated.