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pbraswell(at)alterthought
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 Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 10:45 am Post subject: Strobe Fuse Blow?? |
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All,
I've wired my A/C electrical system almost to the Nuckol's letter in that
I've choosen to use fuses instead of breakers.
When I turn on my strobes, turn them off and then quickly (one-count,
two-count) turn them back on, the fuse blows. If I turn them off, then wait
a few minutes (2-5 minutes unscientifically) the fuse does not blow.
Operationally this is probably not a huge deal as I'm not sure I'd ever
intentially turn on, off, and then on the strobes in a quick fashion but it
is a curious problem.
Any thoughts? Is there such thing as a slow-blow fuse available for the B&C
fuse blocks? Would this solve the problem? Am I missing something?
-peter
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Peter J. Braswell
CTO/CIO Canal Capital LLC
804.934.0300 ext 21
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mprather(at)spro.net
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| Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 11:52 am Post subject: Strobe Fuse Blow?? |
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Interesting.
What's the wire size, and fuse size? Do you have any current measurements
for the strobes (or published current specs)?
Maybe the fuse is on the edge of being too small, and so consequently runs
fairly hot. When you cycle the power back on without allowing the fuse
time to cool, the brief turn-on transient current required to charge the
caps in the strobe power supply causes the fuse to get hot enough to
blow..
If the wiring is big enough to support the next larger fuse size, you
could safely make a substitution there, and probably cure the problem.
Regards,
Matt-
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<pbraswell(at)alterthought.com>
All,
I've wired my A/C electrical system almost to the Nuckol's letter in
that I've choosen to use fuses instead of breakers.
When I turn on my strobes, turn them off and then quickly (one-count,
two-count) turn them back on, the fuse blows. If I turn them off, then
wait a few minutes (2-5 minutes unscientifically) the fuse does not
blow.
Operationally this is probably not a huge deal as I'm not sure I'd ever
intentially turn on, off, and then on the strobes in a quick fashion but
it is a curious problem.
Any thoughts? Is there such thing as a slow-blow fuse available for the
B&C fuse blocks? Would this solve the problem? Am I missing something?
-peter
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Peter J. Braswell
CTO/CIO Canal Capital LLC
804.934.0300 ext 21
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