quote:Caution on Lucas fuses as the ones on my car are not 15A & 25A they are plastic body, some of you have replace with the glass body pointy ends (GRCs) they are not a direct exchange.
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Denis and others,
I believe the link Denis provided, and thus the caution, do not apply to Mangusta or Pantera stock fuses.
This is lengthy and confusing, so please bear with me.....
The proper fuses for our cars are the pointed-end fuses, designated as GBC fuses.
These were (originally?) made with a ceramic core and a copper strip as the fuse element. Current GBC offerings all seem to be of a plastic core with aluminum elements.
Bussmann DID make proper pointed-end GBC fuses with the fuse element contained within a glass tube. The metal end caps were pointed. These are no longer made and only NOS stocks are available.
Denis incorrectly described them as GRC fuses.
The information provided in the link Denis provided, regarding the differences between British and American fuses, contains correct information. If you have a Triumph, or MG, etc then using a barrel-shaped American fuse equal to the value on the barrel-shaped British Lucas fuse is most definitely a BIG NO-NO.
BUT, the American fuses referenced in Denis' link are NOT our pointed-end GBC fuses; they are barrel-shaped AGC fuses. The British fuses (I cannot for the life of me find a type designation for them other than "British Lucas fuse") are a barrel fuse, like the glass AGC fuses.
Everyone now confused enough?........
So, for our cars - Mangusta and Pantera - we should use pointed-end GBC fuses (ceramic, plastic, glass)wth the same amperage rating as the original GBC fuses.
Larry
