Edison Fuse Oddity

[Gerry Beaumont]

Hi to all,

I recently picked up a box of old Edison base fuses, they have a very unique "twist" that I have never seen before.

Can you guess what it is?

Sorry the picture is not too clear.

Regards

Gerry

[Jae Williams]

They're threaded CCW.

[Gerry Beaumont]

Originally Posted by jwilliams4

They're threaded CCW.

Nope

These are very strange birds

Regards

Gerry

[Jae Williams]

[quote=gbeaumont]

These are very strange birds[/quote]


Oh...they can fly...

[Jay Moge]

are they "illuminated"? an l.e.d. or something.???

[rcooke]

Originally Posted by gbeaumont

Hi to all,

I recently picked up a box of old Edison base fuses, they have a very unique "twist" that I have never seen before.

Can you guess what it is?

Sorry the picture is not too clear.

Regards

Gerry

Is it a fuse with multiple links you blow one and turn to the next click to a new link ?
Long time ago I saw one but do not remember what it looked like Roy sr.

[Jay Moge]

Originally Posted by rcooke

Is it a fuse with multiple links you blow one and turn to the next click to a new link ?
Long time ago I saw one but do not remember what it looked like Roy sr.

Just like my decoder ring i got in a box of Batman cereal.

[hmiller]

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Roy is right, it is a fuse that has eight lives....interesting.

Harold
Miller Home Inspection

[Joseph Hagarty]

Originally Posted by hmiller

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Roy is right, it is a fuse that has eight lives....interesting.

Harold
Miller Home Inspection

Pretty Cool.

I have found the pennies under the blown fuses within a panel.

I have not seen these.

[Ted Allen]

Very cool Gerry, never seen one.

[Gerry Beaumont]

Hi to all,

I knew someone of great age (oops sorry Roy I mean experience ) would know what they are.

Harold well done that was my source I stumbled across the box of them on Ebay and bought them for my collection.

They are called Fuzate and are an 8 life fuse when one blows you just twist the top for a new connection.

These are UL listed and manufactured by the Fuzate coperation of Detriot Michigan. I am guessing they come from the 1920's

Regards

Gerry

[Dale L. Staben]

WAY COOL!!!!
My Dad never had any of those in the basement ( he did however warn me not to use pennies under the fuse though) When I as older we had the house rewired for breakers.
heres a little trick I learned on the road one night , fuse on the headlights blew and didn't have another one so I used the foil from a gum wrapper around the old fuse temporarily, works in a pinch
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[Larry Ewens]

Dale
If you ever owned an old Dodge you knew this trick. Anyone who has owned an old dodge kept a piece of tinfoil and a ballast resistor in the glove box. Saved my butt many more times than once.
Larry

[Jay Moge]

these 8 in 1's seem like the blend between a fuse and a breaker. someone was using there nugget on these. just thought of it too late in the game.

[Paul W. Abernathy]

Yeah....and Gerry will send me one for my apprentice class....I have never actually seen these....but heard of them.

I am only guessing Gerry bought these himself back in the 20's...lol