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- #21
DO NOT put a bigger fuse in than what is called for.
Fuses are rated at 80% of continuous current...so a 15A will happily pass 12 A all day...a 20A, 16....when a fuse is blowing, it is protecting the conductors.
A fuse will pass 100% of rated ampacity for a short time....but when a fuse blows....you have a problem....fix the problem and leave the fuse as what is called for by the factory.
Fuses are rated at 80% of continuous current...so a 15A will happily pass 12 A all day...a 20A, 16....when a fuse is blowing, it is protecting the conductors.
A fuse will pass 100% of rated ampacity for a short time....but when a fuse blows....you have a problem....fix the problem and leave the fuse as what is called for by the factory.