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revbobuk

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Guys - need to replace a surface mount fuse (marked SF20A) which I presume to be 20 amps. 6mm x 2mm x 2mm. I only need one (to repair a battery pack) and would love a suggestion as to the best place to source small quantities? I'm thinking probably RS?
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You may not need a SMD fuse, if space permits use of a larger type. The correct amp rating is important, but for a non critical ELV application the design is not important.

You have a very good point. I can try that easily enough.
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If you are looking for alternatives, micro blade auto fuses are probably only about 5mm between the contacts, could be folded over & you might have some in the garage?

That's what I did - I used a Dremel to take away as much as I could of the superfluous bits of an auto blade fuse, and it seems to have worked just fine. If I can get a replacement proper fuse some time I will, but as a temporary fix this is good. Thanks!
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I can't guarantee that you'll get what you need here but when I need a small run of electronic components I use eBay.

 

There's a lot of small sellers there who obviously buy 10 or 100 packs of things from RS and Farnell and then sell them individually.

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