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Fuse(automotive)
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Automotivefusesareaclassoffusesusedtoprotectthe
wiringandelectricalequipmentforvehicles.Theyare
generallyratedforcircuitsnohigherthan24voltsdirect
current,butsometypesareratedfor42voltelectrical
systems.Theyareoccasionallyusedinnonautomotive
electricalproducts.

Contents
1 Bladetype
1.1 Sizegroups
1.2 Colorcoding
2 Boschtype
2.1 Colorcoding
3 Lucastype
3.1 Colorcoding
4 Glasstubetype
5 Limitertype
6 Seealso
7 References
8 Externallinks
8.1 Automotivefuseselectionguides
8.2 Bladefuses
8.3 Fusiblelinks
8.4 Glasstubefuses

Bladetypefusescomeinsixphysicalsizes:micro2,micro3,lowprofilemini,mini,regular,
andmaxi

Bladetype
Bladefuses(alsocalledspadeorpluginfuses),withaplasticbodyandtwoprongsthatfitintosockets,aremostlyusedinautomobiles.Eachfuseis
printedwiththeratedcurrentinamperesonthetop.Thesetypesoffusescomeinsixdifferentphysicaldimensions:
micro2
micro3
lowprofilemini(APS),
mini(APM/ATM)
regular(APR/ATC/ATO/ATS)
maxi(APX)heavyduty.
Unofficially,theAPSfuseissometimescalled"micro"sincethetermmeanssmallerthanmini,butrecentlyfusesusingthemicronamehavebeen
released.Regularbladetypefuses,alsoknownasstandardfuses,weredevelopedin1976forlowvoltageuseinmotorvehicles.Theminifuseswere
developedinthe1990s.Bladetypefusescanbemountedinfuseblocks,inlinefuseholders,orfuseclips.TheATCfusehasafuseelementthatis
closedorsealedinsidetheplastichousingandtheATOfusehasafuseelementthatisopenorexposedonthebottomofthefusebetweentheblades.

Sizegroups
BladeSize

BladeGroup

Dimensions
LWH

CommonRatings(Maximum
Amperage)

Micro2

APT,ATR

9.13.815.3mm

Micro3

ATL

14.44.218.1mm 5,7.5,10,15

5,7.5,10,15,20,25,30

LowProfile
Mini

APS,ATT

10.93.818.73mm 2,3,4,5,7.5,10,15,20,25,30

Mini

APM,ATM

10.93.616.3mm 2,3,4,5,7.5,10,15,20,25,30

Regular

APR,ATC(Closed),ATO(open),
ATS[1]

19.15.118.5mm

0.5,1,2,3,4,5,7.5,10,15,20,25,30,
35,40

Maxi

APX

29.28.534.3mm

20,25,30,35,40,50,60,70,80,100,
120

Mini,Regular,andMaxi
BladeTypeFuses

Wherespacepermits,aminiaturecircuitbreakerissometimesusedtoreplaceabladetypefuseinthesamefuseholder.

Colorcoding
Bladefusesuseacommoncoloringschemeforthemicro2,micro3,lowprofilemini,mini,andregularsizefuses,andapartialcolorsimilaritywiththe
maxisizefuses.Thefollowingtableshowsthecommonlyavailablefusesforeachsizegroup.

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RegularBladeTypeFuse

Color

Current
Low
Micro2 Micro3
Mini Reg
rating
profile

Maxi

Darkblue 0.5A
Black

1A

Gray

2A

Violet

3A

Pink

4A

Tan

5A

Brown

7.5A

Red

10A

Blue

15A

Yellow

20A

Clear

25A

Green

30A

Bluegreen 35A
Orange

40A

Red

50A

Blue

60A

Gray
Brown

Amber/tan 70A
Clear

80A

Violet

100A

Purple

120A

Regularfuses(ATO)rated0.5A,35Aand40AarenotmentionedintheDINstandards,[2]butareavailableinsomeproductsfromLittelfuse,among
others.

Boschtype
Boschtypefuses(alsoknownascontinental,torpedo,ATS,orGBCtypefuses)areusedinold(oftenEuropean)
automobiles.Thephysicaldimensionofthistypeoffuseis625mmwithconicalends.Boschtypefusesusuallyusethe
samecolorcodingfortheratedcurrent.TheDINstandardis72581/1.

Colorcoding
Color

Currentrating

Yellow

5A

White

8A

Redor
Green

16A

Blue

25A

Greyor
Black

40A

Boschtypefuse(usedin
oldercars)

Lucastype
LucastypefusesareusedinoldBritishmadeorassembledautomobiles.Thephysicallengthofthisceramictypeoffuseiseither1inchor1.25inch,
withconicalends.Glasstubefuseshavestraightends.Lucastypefusesusuallyusethesamecolorcodingfortheratedcurrent.Lucasfuseshavethree
ratingsthecontinuouscurrenttheyaredesignedtocarry,theinstantaneouscurrentatwhichtheywillfuse,andthecontinuouscurrentatwhichthey
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willalsofuse.ThefigurefoundonLucasfusesisthecontinuousfusingcurrentwhichistwicethecontinuousampereratingthatthesystemshouldbe
usingthiscanbeasourceofconfusionwhenreplacingLucasfuseswithnonLucasfuses.TheLucas1/4"diameterglasstubefusehaveadifferent
lengthascomparedtothestandardUSitem.TheLucas1/4"diameterglasstubefuseis1and5/32"[~29.4mm]long,whiletheUSstandard1/4"glass
tubefuseis1and1/4"[~32.0mm]long.

Colorcoding
Color

Continuousampere(=ratedcurrent)

Instantaneousfusingampere

Continuousfusingampere

Blue

1.5

3.5

Yellow

2.25

4.5

RedonYellow

2.5

Green

NutBrown

10

RedonGreen

12

10

GreenonBlack

12

10

RedonBrown

14

12

LightBrown

7.5

18

15

Pink

12.5

30

25

White

17.5

40

35

PurpleonYellow

25

60

50

YellowonRed

30

75

60

Glasstubetype
NorthAmericanbuiltautomobilesupto1981hadelectricalsystemsprotectedbycylindricalglasscartridgefusesrated32
voltsDCandcurrentratingsfrom4amperesto30amperes.Theseareknownas"SFE"fuses,astheyweredesignedbythe
SocietyofFuseEngineerstopreventtheinsertionofagrosslyinadequateorunsafefuseintothevehicle'sfusepanel.[3][4]
TheseSFEfusesallhavea14inchdiameter,andthelengthvariesaccordingtotheratingofthefuse.

GlassTubetypefuse

A4ampSFE4fuseis58inchlong(thesamedimensionasanAGAfuseofanyrating),
a6ampSFE6fuseis34inchlong,
a7.5ampSFE7.5fuseis78inchlong(sameasanAGWfuseofanyrating),
a9ampSFE9fuseis78inchlong(sameasanAGWfuseofanyrating),
a14ampSFE14fuseis1116inchlong,
a20ampSFE20fuseis114inchlong(sameasanAGCfuseofanyrating),and
a30ampSFE30fuseis1716incheslong.[3]
Thereareanumberoflookalikefuseswhichcaneasilybeconfusedwiththese.Ingeneralthistypeoffusewillhavean"AG"labelofsomekind,which
originallystoodfor"allglass."Thereareatleastsevendifferentsizesoffuseswitha1/4inchdiameter.Thefuseslistedarethemostcommonforthe
size,whichisalwaysafastactingfuse:
1AGsize,typeAGA,1ampto30amp,1/4inchdiameterby58inchlong[3]
7AGsize,typeAGW,1ampto30amp,1/4inchdiameterby78inchlong[3]
8AGsize,typeAGX,1ampto30amp,1/4inchdiameterby1inchlong[5]
3AGsize,typeAGC,0.125ampto50amp,1/4inchdiameterby114inchlong[5]
UKsize,typeUK,35ampto50amp,1/4inchdiameterby114inchlong[3]
9AGsize,typeAGY,50amp,1/4inchdiameterby1716inchlong[3]
5AGsize,typeAGU,1ampto60amp,1332inchdiameterby112inchlong.[3]Alsocalled"Midgetfuses."[5]
Theseandotherfusesarestillbeingmanufacturedformanyapplications,includingforACcircuitsandDCuses.Somearetimedelayed,slowreacting,
orhaveleadsforterminalsusedincircuitswithoutafuseholder.[5][4]ManyofthefusedimensionsandcharacteristicsarepublishedbytheSocietyof
AutomotiveEngineersasStandardSAEJ554.

Limitertype
Limiterfusesconsistofametalstripfromalockplate,forcurrentsover40amperes.Frequently,theseareusedincloseproximitytostarterbatteryfuse
boxes.Theyareusedalsoinelectricvehicles,e.g.,inforklifttrucks.Becausestripfusesrequiretheuseoftoolsforreplacementtheyaretherefore
legallyconsiderednonserviceablecomponentsforendusers.

Seealso
Fusiblelink

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References
1.http://www.narva.com.au/products/browse/standardats
2.http://www.littelfuse.com/data/en/Data_Sheets/FKS_32V.pdf
3.AftermarketGlassFuses(http://www.littelfuse.com/~/media/Automotive/Datasheets/Fuses/AutomotiveAftermarket/GlassFuses/Littelfuse_Aftermarket_Glass.pd
f)
4.GlassFuses(http://www.littelfuse.com/products/fuses/automotiveaftermarketproducts/glassfuses.aspx)
5.[1](http://www.cooperindustries.com/content/public/en/bussmann/consumer/products/home_circuit_protectionproductsandaccessories/fuses/Glass_Ceramic.html)

Externallinks
Automotivefuseselectionguides
CooperBussmannAutomotiveSelectionGuideForVehiclesOfYears19902007(http://www.cooperbussmann.com/pdf/96a1dc2ff8d549f2a
9bf6ca300d46bd9.pdf)

Bladefuses
LittelfuseBladeFuses:Micro2(http://www.littelfuse.com/products/fuses/passengercarandcommercialvehicle/bladefuses/~/media/Automotiv
e/Datasheets/Fuses/PassengerCarandCommercialVehicle/BladeFuses/Littelfuse_Micro2_Blade_Fuses.pdf),Micro3(http://www.littelfuse.co
m/~/media/Automotive/Datasheets/Fuses/PassengerCarandCommercialVehicle/BladeFuses/Littelfuse_Micro3_Blade_Fuses.pdf),Low
ProfileMini(http://www.littelfuse.com/data/en/Data_Sheets/LittelfuseFuse891.pdf),Mini(http://www.littelfuse.com/data/en/Data_Sheets/Littel
fuseAutomotiveBladeFuseMINI32V.pdf),Regular(http://www.littelfuse.com/data/en/Data_Sheets/Littelfuse_BladeFuse_ATO32V.pdf),Maxi
(http://www.littelfuse.com/data/en/Data_Sheets/LittelfuseAutomotiveBladeFuseMAXI32V.pdf)
CooperBussmannAutomotiveBladeFuses(http://www.cooperbussmann.com/pdf/1389d1edb82a4bcba06fc24afd4986b0.pdf)
OptiFuseAutomotiveBladeFuses(http://www.optifuse.com/fusesautoblade.php)

Fusiblelinks
CooperBussmannAutomotiveHighAmpFusesandFusibleLinks(http://www.cooperbussmann.com/pdf/01e5795a2857422e85c062eb8b13
d2c5.pdf)

Glasstubefuses
CooperBussmannGlassandCeramicTubeFuses(http://www.cooperbussmann.com/pdf/7e17b38e88c44159892dba9b51f75907.pdf)
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