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thermal Fuse for breadmaker

My breadmaker has a dispenser function activated by a plunger tyoe action, which uses a small electric motor. The motor seems to have a small thermal fuse that has opened, probably when I was testing it. The numbers written on it are 115C, 250V, 1A. Its about the size of a small resistor used for PCB's.

I ordered a thermal fuse from Goodman's.net, but I'm wondering if anyone has ever replaced one of these, and if there is any chance this component may be other than a thermal fuse.

Any comments would be much appreciated.

Thanks, Guy

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badgerboy
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Guy-

I replaced one in a water distiller, and a couple in Hewlett Packard crystal ovens.

I think there were two temperatures available from Radio Shack, and three or more from NTE (NTE calls it a Thermal Cutoff). These were about the size of a 1 Watt resistor, or a little smaller. One ordered from HP was about the size of a 1/4 Watt resistor or a little larger.

As you might guess, it is not recommended to solder such a device into the circuit. When I found that necessary, I heat-sinked each lead with a pair of pliers close to the body. Normally you would crimp such a temperature-sensitive device, and one of the replacements was provided with crimp-sleeves.

Fred

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Fred McKenzie

Is there any fuses that are not thermal?

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Snap Whipcrack..............

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A 'normal' fuse blows when the current through it exceeds its rating. (It protects the equipment from "too much current.")

A thermal fuse blows when its temperature exceeds its rating. (It protects the equipment from "getting too hot.")

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Jim Land

Fred,

I didn't see your reply till just now, and thanks for the comments. Yes it does seem a little dicy adding this thing into the circuit, expecially because its connected directly to the filament-thin winding wire for the plunger. I got a replacement from Goodman's, and I'll be trying it soon. The good thing is that this circuit is not really critical to the operation of the machin, so if I goof up no big deal. By the way the replacement I got from goodman's is the same temperature rating, higher current rating and about twice the physical size of the original.

Guy

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badgerboy

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