What is an “axial lead” on a glass ferrule fuse?
I am trying to find a 250v, 5a, slow-blow, glass fuse for my now broken samsung TV. I see where I can order fuses, but do not know if I am looking for one with or without axial leads. I don’t know what an axial lead is. Can’t find picture of fuse one way or the other without showing both.
Connie
on February 8th, 2012
You probably do not want the fuse with axial leads. Let me try to explain. Some electronoc components have leads. The leads are the pieces of wire that extend from a component and are usually soldered to a circuit board. Axial leads are on the same axis, that is to say that they are usually directly across from each other and emerge from opposite ends of the component. The other kind of leads are radial. A component with radial leads can have more than two leads, and the leads are on various axes. However, what you have is probably a plain glass fuse with tin “caps” on the ends instead of leads, often called a buss fuse.