A little search on the net and I found a blurb about the ratings. It has
to do with the amount of continuous use and the amount where it will
blow. There's mention of a Euro 35 amp fuse rated at 17/35 - 17 amps
continuous flow and 35 the point it blows. The US 20 amp would replace
that 35 amp and it performs about the same because of a slower blow or
faster blow depending on the load. At that point my head was starting to
hurt and it was getting really late, so I quit reading. Anyone have this
info available that understands it better and can explain in plain
english what it means?
Dave
Bill L wrote:
>Hello Dave,
>
> that's a new one on me.. never heard anything about amperes
> being different in any part of the world. .. anyone east of the
> pond know anything about that?
>
> i always thought that an amp was an amp! i know they use
> different house current voltage than we do (220, 50Hz) but
> one would think they couldn't mess up the definition of an
> ampere, (like they have gallons!)
>
> FLAME SUIT ON!
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