Hi all,
This is my first post , my name is Ken and I am a total newbie at age 70, I just made a DIY 12V/ 120A battery bank and a couple of Li-ion 12V (7.5 Ah) smaller batteries.
My question though is more related to ceramic fuses as the title says, I just bought my third digital multimeter, this one is a manual range(klein 325), my frustration started a few days ago when I was testing DC amp and blew the fuse on my old DMM, so I started looking for ceramic replacement fuses to have as spare for my new Klein which takes two sizes,( a 10 Amp(6x32mm) and a 200mA (5x20mm), but both are 600 volt fuses.
All the genuine fuses sold by reputable vendors are 3 to 4 times the cost of my multimeter, so as usual I checked out Aliexpress and Canadian Amazon , found SIBA brand for the 10A,good price (under $30), sofar so good, but all the 200mA fuses are 250V not 600 V that I need.
My question is , Can I use a 250V(200mA) instead of 600V? my newbie brain thinks it should be alright if all I test less that 50V DC, I don't see myself ever testing anything close to 250V .
I know when I receive replies from seasoned DIYers and pros , they tend to stick to the most generic and safest replies , I'm sure I'll get a lot of replies like " the best option is to stick with direct replacement with exact same specs" and I do understand the logic behind giving the safest most kosher answer but my question was if I stick with low current DC output would it still make a difference whether the fuses in my DMM id 600V or 250V?
I hope if I do need to stick with direct replacement fuses, you guys can post a couple of links where I can find reasonable prices , instead of $40 for a single 10A /600V fuse by Fluke or Bussmann .
Thank you for taking the time to read my post.
This is my first post , my name is Ken and I am a total newbie at age 70, I just made a DIY 12V/ 120A battery bank and a couple of Li-ion 12V (7.5 Ah) smaller batteries.
My question though is more related to ceramic fuses as the title says, I just bought my third digital multimeter, this one is a manual range(klein 325), my frustration started a few days ago when I was testing DC amp and blew the fuse on my old DMM, so I started looking for ceramic replacement fuses to have as spare for my new Klein which takes two sizes,( a 10 Amp(6x32mm) and a 200mA (5x20mm), but both are 600 volt fuses.
All the genuine fuses sold by reputable vendors are 3 to 4 times the cost of my multimeter, so as usual I checked out Aliexpress and Canadian Amazon , found SIBA brand for the 10A,good price (under $30), sofar so good, but all the 200mA fuses are 250V not 600 V that I need.
My question is , Can I use a 250V(200mA) instead of 600V? my newbie brain thinks it should be alright if all I test less that 50V DC, I don't see myself ever testing anything close to 250V .
I know when I receive replies from seasoned DIYers and pros , they tend to stick to the most generic and safest replies , I'm sure I'll get a lot of replies like " the best option is to stick with direct replacement with exact same specs" and I do understand the logic behind giving the safest most kosher answer but my question was if I stick with low current DC output would it still make a difference whether the fuses in my DMM id 600V or 250V?
I hope if I do need to stick with direct replacement fuses, you guys can post a couple of links where I can find reasonable prices , instead of $40 for a single 10A /600V fuse by Fluke or Bussmann .
Thank you for taking the time to read my post.
