Need fuses for Multimeter

In article <0radnSinAYWBEi3HnZ2dnUU78YudnZ2d@giganews.com>, void-
invalid-dead-dontuse@gmail.com says...
> 
> On 30/01/2018 20:56, oldschool@tubes.com wrote:
> > I have a GB Instruments multimeter (GMT -19A).
> > I've had this meter for years and it's always worked fine.
> > 
> > It came with 2 fuses. One was installed in the fuse holder inside by the
> > batteries. The other is a spare fuse which was in a plastic clip on the
> > other side of the batteries, and meant to be a spare.
> > 
> > The fuses are 7/8 inch long and are supposed to be SFE 0.5 amp / 250V.
>  >...
> 
> WTF does SFE mean??

Society of Fuse Engineers


North-American built automobiles up to 1981 had electrical systems 
protected by cylindrical glass cartridge fuses rated 32 volts DC and 
current ratings from 4 amperes to 30 amperes. These are known as "SFE" 
fuses, as they were designed by the Society of Fuse Engineers to prevent 
the insertion of a grossly inadequate or unsafe fuse into the vehicle's 
fuse panel.[3][4] These SFE fuses all have a ?1/4 inch diameter, and the 
length varies according to the rating of the fuse.

A 4 amp SFE 4 fuse is ?5/8 inch long (the same dimension as an AGA fuse 
of any rating),
a 6 amp SFE 6 fuse is ?3/4 inch long,
a 7.5 amp SFE 7.5 fuse is ?7/8 inch long (same as an AGW fuse of any 
rating),
a 9 amp SFE 9 fuse is ?7/8 inch long (same as an AGW fuse of any 
rating),
a 14 amp SFE 14 fuse is 1?1/16 inch long,
a 20 amp SFE 20 fuse is 1?1/4 inch long (same as an AGC fuse of any 
rating), and
a 30 amp SFE 30 fuse is 1?7/16 inches long.[3]

On 20/03/2018 13:58, Ralph Mowery wrote:
> In article <0radnSinAYWBEi3HnZ2dnUU78YudnZ2d@giganews.com>, void-
> invalid-dead-dontuse@gmail.com says...
>>
>> On 30/01/2018 20:56, oldschool@tubes.com wrote:
>>> I have a GB Instruments multimeter (GMT -19A).
>>> I've had this meter for years and it's always worked fine.
>>>
>>> It came with 2 fuses. One was installed in the fuse holder inside by the
>>> batteries. The other is a spare fuse which was in a plastic clip on the
>>> other side of the batteries, and meant to be a spare.
>>>
>>> The fuses are 7/8 inch long and are supposed to be SFE 0.5 amp / 250V.
>>   >...
>>
>> WTF does SFE mean??
> 
> Society of Fuse Engineers
> 
> <snip>
> 

Definitely very sub-standard for this application then.

-- 

Brian Gregory (in England).

On 1/30/2018 2:56 PM, oldschool@tubes.com wrote:
>   SFE 0.5 amp / 250V


Consider Amazon.  I used them to find a rare car fuse not found locally. 
  Because they have everything I always find stuff to make up an order 
for free shipping.

Bob