A fuse that looks like this


AND

A fuse that looks like this:


OTHER THEN the shape (assuming they are sanme ohm's).


then both seem to have a bottleneck in the middle

 

the flat thin ones are available in larger current ratings (above 80 amps), and are considered to be more reliable than the tube style, which some people have had problems with. I personally have had no issues with the tube style, but since it's usually only available in sizes up to 60 amps (sometimes 80 amps), it is not large enough for the main fuse. I do use them in my distro block though.

 

hey anybody knows what ANL stands for?

 

^ thats why its call a fuses... its basically the weakest link that meant to blow.

 

yeah i know
but its like people are saying "i got 0 gage", "i got 2 gage"... yeah but fuse is the bottleneck so who cares lol...

 

Its because the link is so small that it doesnt offer much resistance to current.

 

^^ but the bigger the guage the bigger the fuse, therefore more Power!!!

 

Also Fuse's and resistors are not the same thing.

ohm is a measure of resistence
amp is a measure of current

 

errr i meant amps my bad :P

thx for link kevin!