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25th Nov 2018, 3:59 pm | #1 |
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Uher 4400 Report Monitor Fuse
I recently acquired a new (i.e. unused) Uher 4400 Report Monitor with several accessories, including a Z124 A1 mains adapter.
The adapter was set to 220V, so I switched it to 110V; no problem there. However, according to the manual, one should also replace the fuse. I opened the fuse holder, but when I tried to remove the existing fuse so I could examine it, it came apart.... I could have run this from a transformer but wanted to avoid it. Now I can't do either as I don't have either type of replacement fuse. Internet searches for 50mA fuses suggest some in 5x20mm format. Is this the right type, or do I need to be looking somewhere else? I'm in Canada btw. Thanks for any help anyone can offer. Karljürgen |
25th Nov 2018, 5:16 pm | #2 |
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Re: Uher 4400 Report Monitor Fuse
It`s a standard type T 20mm fuse, 50mA for 220 volts, 100mA for 110 volts.
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25th Nov 2018, 8:22 pm | #3 |
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Re: Uher 4400 Report Monitor Fuse
Thanks so much.
In the mean time I discovered that the German and English instructions had the opposite information on amperage!! You, and the French and German instructions are in agreement so I’m very grateful for the added info! I've managed to pull out the broken piece, which reads 250CM 50mA so the problem seems to be solved. KF |
26th Nov 2018, 4:03 pm | #4 |
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Re: Uher 4400 Report Monitor Fuse
One would expect the fuse rating to be higher at the lower operating voltage. After all, watts = volts * amps and watts * seconds = joules; so if you have fewer volts, you will need more amps to get the same number of watts in order to get the same amount of work done in the time available.
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26th Nov 2018, 4:25 pm | #5 |
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Re: Uher 4400 Report Monitor Fuse
Thanks very much. I was wondering what it was that we were trying to keep constant; wattage makes sense.
Finally found a place which sells those... not too near. Amazingly difficult to get components around here these days! |