Yet again I am changing the 20mm fuseholder on the Pinkie. I have chosen to go with the Schurter 0031.3911 FBS1 Fuseholder Fingergrip 5x20mm type:
www.schurter.com/en/datasheet/typ_FBS1.pdfI like everything to be bullet proof and safe with my Little Pinkie and the Schurter FBS1 is "medical Grade" so you can't get safer than that! It is essentially "shock safe" to category PC3 so 100% belt and braces in every respect to safety.
I love everything about it in fact!
Protection: IP40
Rated Voltage: 250V AC
Contact resistance: ≤ 10 mΩ at 100 mA acc. to IEC 60127-6
Rated Power Acceptance IEC: 1.6 W / 10.0 A @ Ta 23°C
Dielectric Strength: > 3 kV between life parts (50 Hz: 1 min)
Impulse Withstand Voltage: > 4 kV between life parts
Insulation Resistance: > 10 MΩ between life parts (500 VDC: 1 min)
Protection Class: Suitable for appliances with protection class I acc. to IEC 61140
Overvoltage Category: II acc. to IEC 60664-1
Admissible Ambient Air Temp: -40 °C to 85 °C
Pollution Degree: 2 acc. to IEC 60664-1
Climatic Category: 40/085/21 acc. to IEC 60068-1
Admissible Torque on Fixing Nut: max 1.2 Nm
Material: Socket: Thermoplastic, black, UL 94V-0
Material: Terminals: Copper alloy, tin-plated
Best part of £5 GBP per fuseholder but worth every penny....... weather up here today was shite (dark and dismal) so I'll get a pic of the fuseholder up ASAP (as soon as sunlight returns!) Lovely pieces of kit, you essentially slightly turn the fingergrip, pull outwards and the fuse drops out...... you simply drop a new fuse in and push the tray back in.
Sorry to get so enthusiastic about a seemingly
simple thing like a fuseholder but the Schurter FBS1 finger grip is a thing of beauty and designed to last a lifetime.
Mike.