[Jukebox-list] Need help with Rowe-AMI TI-1 fuse replacement

[Wesley Dean]

    Karl, my primitive conception of plasma is an ionized air or gas that will conduct electric current. Watch neon lights glow in their brilliant colors. Wes
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From: "Karl" <karlh44 at knology.net>
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Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 3:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Jukebox-list] Need help with Rowe-AMI TI-1 fuse replacement


> Although that's a thorough answer and a bit above my ability to understand,
> I'd like to address one of the initial questions I don't think was answered.
> 
> The internet.
> Where do you find parts not readily available from local sources? I realize
> that people not in the repair business probably wouldn't care to buy (in
> this case a complete assortment of fuses) when they're hoping they only need
> one, but the answer to the question about where to find stuff when the days
> of the local electronics supply store are gone is the internet.
> I couldn't do day to day business without it.
> 
> Karl
> Columbus Coin-Op Shop
> 2061 S. Lumpkin Rd
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jay Hennigan" <jay at west.net>
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> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 8:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [Jukebox-list] Need help with Rowe-AMI TI-1 fuse replacement
> 
> 
>> Ron Rich wrote:
>> > Hi Bob,
>> >   Something I never understood (and for sure have axked--many times),
> what does the voltage rating on a fuse signify ? TIA Ron Rich
>>
>> When a fuse blows from a severe overload, a plasma arc can form across
>> the melted ends.  The higher the open circuit voltage, the easier it is
>> to maintain an arc across a given distance.  A plasma arc throws off a
>> lot of heat and conducts current, two things that blown fuses are
>> supposed to prevent.
>>
>> The voltage rating is the maximum open-circuit voltage that the fuse is
>> rated to safely handle ensuring that the arc is quenched.  This is why a
>>   50-amp fuse for an AC air conditioner on 240 volts is significantly
>> larger than one for a 12-volt car air conditioner.  Higher voltage fuses
>> are often filled with sand or ceramic and have longer elements that
>> ensure that the elements of a blown fuse separate far enough to
>> extinguish any arc that would form.
>>
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