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The New Hotness

  • ANENG AN8008 / AN8009 Fuses

    The ANENG AN8008 / AN8009 multimeters have 3.6×10 mm ceramic fuses on their inputs:

    AN8009 10 A current shunt - top view
    AN8009 10 A current shunt – top view

    Based on past experience, at some point over the next year or five, I’ll forget to plug the hot probe back in the voltage hole before measuring a power supply:

    AN8008 multimeter jacks
    AN8008 multimeter jacks

    Whereupon the fuse will blow.

    So, for about five bucks, a bag of 10 A and 0.5 A axial lead fast-blow glass fuses just arrived from halfway around the planet:

    3.6x10 mm axial fuses
    3.6×10 mm axial fuses

    They have the right body size and, in this application, fine points concerning current ratings and cartridge composition don’t make much difference. If I actually need one, I’ll snip off the leads, jam it in the holder, and move on.