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I have a cigarette lighter adapter which is part of my inverter that has a blown fuse. The one in it was a 15A at 250V Glass Fuse but the one that i can find at my local radioshack is 15A 250V CERAMIC Fuse. Can i use the ceramic fuse in place of the glass one or will it cause damage?
Also there is a 15A 125V Glass fuse and the power that is being used in only 12v so could I use that instead?
Is this a good question?
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I would stick to the same fuse type. Ceramic fuses will "blow" much more slowly and could cause lots of upstream/downstream damage if the rest of the circuit isn't expecting extra current.
You may want to do some reading.
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Well you half answered my question, the other part was Also there is a 15A 125V Glass fuse and the power that is being used in only 12v so could I use that instead?
Missed that, sorry. Yes you can use a 125V fuse for your 12V system. As long as the fuse is rated for higher voltage, you are okay.
I tested it and it worked. with the ceramic one. There is also a 10A fuse from the power going to the circuit, a 15A fuse which is in the main fuse box attached to the line i tapped off of and then a 40A fuse at the inverter, so there is 4 fuses in the entire circuit I made so there isnt any worries i dont think
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