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Fast/Slow fuse?

I was looking for two kinds of fuses, one slow blow (10A, 250V) and one fast blow (4mA (?), 250V). Went to RadioShack and found that they had fast blow type fuse for 10A/250V and slow blow type for the other.
I just bought them anyway.
What would be the worst possible problem of using fast blow fuse instead of slow blow fuse, and vice versa?

Ihcho (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

05-26-10

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05-26-10 If you need a slo-blow a fast blow will burn out when the de ... Rwwear

05-26-10 Rwwear is right! don't do it. you can get by with lower vo ... Elevick

05-26-10 Thanks. i just wanted to check if the amps work, but i could ... Ihcho

05-26-10 Any real electronics supply house, in your area, should have ... Rodman99999

05-26-10: Ihcho
I've been to two ACE hardware stores and one RadioShack, but they all don't have them. I guess they are not real electronic shop.
What I want is 10A 250V slow blow fuse and 4A 250V fast acting fuse. I will go for online.

I guess using a fast acting fuse instead of a slow blow fuse may burn the fuse faster, but may not affect other electronic components. Am I right?
Ihcho (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

05-26-10 if the fuse is for a power amp it may not hold when the amp ... Jea48

05-26-10 Jea48 is correct about the inrush current. some manufacture ... Jallen

05-26-10 A quick on line search did not result in any. some suggest t ... Ihcho

05-26-10 How about here: (http://search.digikey.com/scripts/dksearch/ ... Rodman99999

05-26-10 Thanks for the link. but one is for fast acting, and the oth ... Ihcho

05-26-10 What i need is 6x30mm 10a 250v slow blow fuses. so far, i fo ... Ihcho

05-27-10 In my experience as long as the rating is the same they are ... Stanwal

05-27-10 There's no difference in operation the of a fuse, between gl ... Rodman99999