Why not ANL fuse instead of Class T?

[Imeasuredirt]

They sure are cheaper. Any reason why not?

 

[John Frum]

They sure are cheaper. Any reason why not?

Because an ANL fuse has nowhere near the breaking capacity of a class-t fuse especially at higher voltages.

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[SparkyJJO]

I think ANL are fine to use at lower voltages (12V and maybe 24V too), but at 48V you're outside the limits of ANL for a lithium battery.

 

[Struc]

Research AIC. Plenty of info here on the forum.

 

[Stewfish]

They sure are cheaper. Any reason why not?

Yeah - Fire! The sand in a class T stops the arc when the fuse blows. DC and high amps w lith will just arc and create a fire. amazon sells both the holder and fuse at decent prices. If you build it right you should never have to buy another one.