BK/GBC-8

Glass and ceramic tube fuses Automotive Glass and ceramic tube fuse sizes Used in older-model cars, glass tube fuses today are found primarily in automotive accessory applications. The expansive Bussmann series line of glass fuses includes many types and sizes in addition to those listed in this catalog. Call Eaton for more product details if you have requirements which are not covered here. Both glass and ceramic tube fuses vary by diameter and length. The chart below provides a visual reference for the various sizes of the Bussmann series fuse families. Images are shown to scale. Appliances and consumer electronics Glass and ceramic tube fuses are often used to protect appliances and consumer electronics. As electronic equipment becomes smaller, the circuits and components become more delicate and easily damaged. Fuses are the preferred method of protection due to their accuracy, small size and reliability. Fuses are available in a wide variety of amp ratings to provide precise protection. Generally, two sizes of user-replaceable fuses are found: the 1/4” x 1-1/4” and 5x20 mm. Each is available in a variety of volt and amp ratings. Fuse types There are two basic types of fuses available for appliances and consumer electronics: fast-acting or time-delay. Any replacement fuse must match the one it’s replacing. In general, fast-acting fuses are a single strand of wire or strip of metal. Time-delay fuses usually have a coiled wire, a thick element wrapped in wire, or a spring. Most electronic fuses will have the voltage and amp rating stamped on the end cap. The type of fuse can generally be visually identified. Also, owner’s manuals will have the correct replacement fuse generically identified. For example: “Use a 2 amp, time-delay, 250 volt fuse.” Fuse selection criteria •• For electronic/electrical applications, fuses must be rated at 125 V or better. •• Voltage must match or exceed the fuse being replaced (125 V for household current; 12 V for auto; 24 V for heavy duty). •• Fuses must match required fuse characteristic – either fast-acting or time-delay. •• Amp rating must match that of the original fuse. A note on voltage rating All fuses have a voltage rating. To maintain safety, this voltage rating should not be exceeded in application, although it is acceptable to use a higher voltage rated fuse in a lower voltage application. For example: A fuse rated for 125 volts is appropriate in household (110 V) or automotive (12 V), while a fuse rated for 32 volts is appropriate for automotive (12 V), but not for household (125 V). Always replace a fuse with one of the same or higher voltage rating. See page 54 for specifications. Glass and ceramic tube fuse sizes 5 x 20 mm 1⁄4” x 5⁄8” AGA GDA SFE-4 GDB GDC GMA GMC GMD 1⁄4” x 3⁄4” SFE-6 1⁄4” x 7⁄8” AWG SFE-7-1/2 SFE-9 1⁄4” x 31⁄32” GBC 1⁄4” x 1” AGX 1⁄4” x 1-1⁄16” 1⁄4” x 1-1⁄4” SFE-14 ABC AGC GBB SFE-20 MDA MDL MDQ 1⁄4” x 1-7⁄16” SFE-30 13⁄32” x 1-1⁄2” AGU AGU_GP 1/4" x 1-7/8 GMF* * Mounts in HLR in-line holder, see page 14. For product information and data sheets, visit Eaton.com/BussmannConsumer 39 Glass and ceramic tube fuses Fast-acting 1/4” diameter automotive fuses AGA 1/4” x 5/8” fast-acting glass tube fuses See page 28 for available assortments. Amps 1/4 1 1-1/2 2 2-1/2 3 5 6 7-1/2 10 15 20 30 Catalog no.* AGA-1/4 AGA-1 AGA-1-1/2 AGA-2 AGA-2-1/2 AGA-3 AGA-5 AGA-6 AGA-7-1/2 AGA-10 AGA-15 AGA-20 AGA-30 Retail pack** — — — — — — — — — — — BP/AGA-20-RP — ABC 1/4” x 1-1/4” fast-acting ceramic tube fuses See page 52 for available assortment. Amps 1/4 1/2 1 2 2-1/2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 15 20 25 30 * 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton. ** 5 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton. AGW 1/4” x 7/8” fast-acting automotive glass tube fuses See page 28 for available assortment. Amps 1 1-1/2 2-1/2 3 4 5 6 7-1/2 10 15 20 30 Catalog no.* AGW-1 AGW-1-1/2 AGW-2-1/2 AGW-3 AGW-4 AGW-5 AGW-6 AGW-7-1/2 AGW-10 AGW-15 AGW-20 AGW-30 Retail pack** — — — — — — — — — BP/AGW-15-RP — — * 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton. ** 5 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton. AGX 1/4” x 1” fast-acting automotive glass tube fuses See page 28 and 52 for available assortments. Amps 1 2 2-1/2 3 5 7 8 10 15 20 25 30 Catalog no.* AGX-1 AGX-2 AGX-2-1/2 AGX-3 AGX-5 AGX-7 AGX-8 AGX-10 AGX-15 AGX-20 AGX-25 AGX-30 * 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton. GBB 1/4” x 1-1/4” very fastacting ceramic tube fuses Amps 1-1/4 10 15 30 Catalog no.* GBB-1-1/4-R GBB-10-R GBB-15-R GBB-30-R * 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton. Catalog no.* ABC-1/4-R ABC-1/2-R ABC-1-R ABC-2-R ABC-2-1/2-R ABC-3-R ABC-4-R ABC-5-R ABC-6-R ABC-7-R ABC-8-R ABC-10-R ABC-12-R ABC-15-R ABC-20-R ABC-25-R ABC-30-R Retail pack** — — — — — — — — — — — BP/ABC-10 — BP/ABC-15 BP/ABC-20 — — * 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton. ** 2 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton. AGC 1/4” x 1-1/4” fast-acting automotive glass tube fuses See pages 27, 28, 32, 35 and 52 for available assortments. Amps 1/8 1/4 3/10 3/8 1/2 3/4 1 1-1/4 1-1/2 2 2-1/2 3 3-2/10 3-1/2 4 5 6 6-1/4 7 7-1/2 8 10 12 15 20 25 30 35 40 50 Catalog no.* AGC-1/8-R AGC-1/4-R AGC-3/10-R AGC-3/8-R AGC-1/2-R AGC-3/4-R AGC-1-R AGC-1-1/4-R AGC-1-1/2-R AGC-2-R AGC-2-1/2-R AGC-3-R AGC-3-2/10-R AGC-3-1/2-R AGC-4-R AGC-5-R AGC-6-R AGC-6-1/4-R AGC-7-R AGC-7-1/2-R AGC-8-R AGC-10-R AGC-12-R AGC-15-R AGC-20-R AGC-25-R AGC-30-R AGC-35-R AGC-40-R AGC-50 Retail pack** — — — BP/AGC-1/2-RP — BP/AGC-1-RP — BP/AGC-1-1/2-RP BP/AGC-2-RP BP/AGC-2-1/2-RP BP/AGC-3-RP — — BP/AGC-4-RP BP/AGC-5-RP BP/AGC-6-RP — — BP/AGC-7-1/2-RP — BP/AGC-10-RP — BP/AGC-15-RP BP/AGC-20-RP BP/AGC-25-RP BP/AGC-30-RP BP/AGC-35-RP — — * 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton. ** 5 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton. 40 For product information and data sheets, visit Eaton.com/BussmannConsumer Glass and ceramic tube fuses Fast-acting fuses Time-delay 1/4” diameter fuses GBC MDA 1/4” x 31/32” fast-acting German automotive fuses 1/4” x 1-1/4” time-delay ceramic tube fuses See page 28 for available assortment. Color code Yellow White Red Blue Amps 5 8 16 25 Catalog no.* GBC-5 GBC-8 GBC-16 GBC-25 Retail pack** — BP/GBC-8-RP BP/GBC-16-RP BP/GBC-25-RP * 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton. ** 5 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton. Amps 1 1-1/2 2 2-1/2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 15 20 25 30 Catalog no.* MDA-1-R MDA-1-1/2-R MDA-2-R MDA-2-1/2-R MDA-3-R MDA-4-R MDA-5-R MDA-6-R MDA-7-R MDA-8-R MDA-10-R MDA-12-R MDA-15-R MDA-20-R MDA-25-R MDA-30-R * 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton. SFE 1/4” size-rejecting fast-acting automotive glass tube fuses MDL See pages 28, 32 and 35 for available assortments. Amps 4 6 7-1/2 9 14 20 30 Fuse length 5/8” 3/4” 7/8” 7/8” 1-1/16” 1-1/4” 1-7/16” Catalog no.* SFE-4 SFE-6 SFE-7-1/2 SFE-9 SFE-14 SFE-20 SFE-30 Retail pack** — — — — BP/SFE-14-RP BP/SFE-20-RP BP/SFE-30-RP 1/4” x 1-1/4” time-delay glass tube fuses See page 52 for available assortment. * 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton. ** 5 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton. AGU 13/32” x 1-1/2” fast-acting automotive glass tube fuses Available with gold-plated end caps for high-end stereo and AV markets. Amps Catalog no.* Nickel-plated 10 AGU-10 15 AGU-15 20 AGU-20 25 AGU-25 30 AGU-30 35 AGU-35 40 AGU-40 50 AGU-50 60 AGU-60 Gold-plated 10 AGU-10GP 15 AGU-15GP 20 AGU-20GP 25 AGU-25GP 35 AGU-35GP 40 AGU-40GP 50 AGU-50GP 60 AGU-60GP Retail pack** — — — — — — BP/AGU-40-RP BP/AGU-50-RP BP/AGU-60-RP — — — — — BP/AGU-40GP-RP BP/AGU-50GP-RP BP/AGU-60GP-RP Amps 1/16 1/8 1/4 3/8 1/2 3/4 1 1-1/4 1-1/2 2 2-1/2 3 3-2/10 3-1/2 4 5 6 6-1/4 7 7-1/2 8 10 12 15 20 25 30 35 40 Catalog no.* MDL-1/16-R MDL-1/8-R MDL-1/4-R MDL-3/8-R MDL-1/2-R MDL-3/4-R MDL-1-R MDL-1-1/4-R MDL-1-1/2-R MDL-2-R MDL-2-1/2-R MDL-3-R MDL-3-2/10-R MDL-3-1/2-R MDL-4-R MDL-5-R MDL-6-R MDL-6-1/4-R MDL-7-R MDL-7-1/2-R MDL-8-R MDL-10-R MDL-12-R MDL-15-R MDL-20-R MDL-25 MDL-30 MDL-35 MDL-40 Retail pack** — — BP/MDL-1/4 — BP/MDL-1/2 — BP/MDL-1 — BP/MDL-1-1/2 BP/MDL-2 BP/MDL-2-1/2 BP/MDL-3 — — BP/MDL-4 BP/MDL-5 BP/MDL-6 — BP/MDL-7 — BP/MDL-8 BP/MDL-10 — BP/MDL-15 BP/MDL-20 BP/MDL-25 BP/MDL-30 — — * 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton. ** 2 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton. MDQ 1/4” x 1-1/4” dual-element, time-delay glass tube fuses * 10 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton. ** 2 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton. For product information and data sheets, visit Eaton.com/BussmannConsumer Amps 2 4 5 6 Catalog no.* MDQ-2 MDQ-4 MDQ-5 MDQ-6 * 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton. 41 Glass and ceramic tube fuses Time-delay 5x20 mm fuses Fast-acting 5x20 mm fuses GDA IEC 5x20 mm high-breaking capacity fast-acting ceramic tube fuses Amps 500 mA 630 mA 1 1.25 1.6 2 2.5 3.15 4 5 6.3 Catalog no.* GDA-500MA GDA-630MA GDA-1A GDA-1.25A GDA-1.6A GDA-2A GDA-2.5A GDA-3.15A GDA-4A GDA-5A GDA-6.3A GDC IEC 5x20 mm time-delay glass tube fuses IEC 5x20 mm fast-acting glass tube fuses Amps 160 mA 2 4 6.3 8 10 Catalog no.* GDB-160MA GDB-2A GDB-4A GDB-6.3A GDB-8A GDB-10A UL 5x20 mm medium time-delay glass tube fuses GMA UL 5x20 mm fast-acting glass tube fuses See page 52 for available assortments. Catalog no.* GMA-63-R GMA-100-R GMA-125-R GMA-200-R GMA-250-R GMA-300-R GMA-315-R GMA-500-R GMA-600-R GMA-750-R GMA-800-R GMA-1-R GMA-1.25-R GMA-1.5-R GMA-1.6-R GMA-2-R GMA-2.5-R GMA-3-R GMA-3.15-R GMA-3.5-R GMA-4-R GMA-5-R GMA-6-R GMA-7-R GMA-8-R GMA-10-R Retail pack** — — — BP/GMA-200MA BP/GMA-250MA — — BP/GMA-500MA — BP/GMA-750MA — BP/GMA-1A — — — BP/GMA-2A — BP/GMA-3A — — — BP/GMA-5A BP/GMA-6A BP/GMA-7A — BP/GMA-10A Amps 500 mA 630 mA 1 1.5 1.6 2 3 3.5 4 5 6 7 Catalog no.* GMC-500-R GMC-630-R GMC-1-R GMC-1.5-R GMC-1.6-R GMC-2-R GMC-3-R GMC-3.5-R GMC-4-R GMC-5-R GMC-6-R GMC-7-R Retail pack** BP/GMC-500MA — — — — — — — — BP/GMC-5 — BP/GMC-7 * 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton. ** 2 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton. GMD UL 5x20 mm medium time-delay glass tube fuses Amps 500 mA 1 2 3 Catalog no.* GMD-500-R GMD-1-R GMD-2-R GMD-3-R * 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton. GMF Non-rejection time-delay in-line fuse with cap * 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton. ** 2 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton. Use with HLR in-line fuse holder page 14. 42 Retail pack** — — — — — — — BP/GDC-5A — GMC * 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton. Amps 63 mA 100 mA 125 mA 200 mA 250 mA 300 mA 315 mA 500 mA 600 mA 750 mA 800 mA 1 1.25 1.5 1.6 2 2.5 3 3.15 3.5 4 5 6 7 8 10 Catalog no.* GDC-500MA GDC-1A GDC-1.6A GDC-2A GDC-2.5A GDC-3.15A GDC-4A GDC-5A GDC-6.3A * 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton. ** 2 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton. * 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton. GDB Amps 500 mA 1 1.6 2 2.5 3.15 4 5 6.3 For product information and data sheets, visit Eaton.com/BussmannConsumer Amps 2-1/2 2-8/10 3 3-2/10 4 Catalog no.* GMF-2-1/2 GMF-2-8/10 GMF-3 GMF-3-2/10 GMF-4 * 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton.