Jesus Help me how many times the 1 amp fuse in my Emerson VCR is burning and getting open. Some forums say check regulator q603. Any body any tips any ckt diagrams? That would help a lot? Anil Deshpande
1 amp fuse in my Emerson VCR is burning and getting open
Mar 17, 2005
3 Replies
Well if all functions operate normally when the fuse is replaced I would be considering the rating of the fuse.
1 amp seems fairly low to me if it is in the primary supply for the VCR. Perhaps you could experiment with a 1 amp 'slow blow' fuse, or mebbe a 2 amp. Is there any possibility of a wrong fuse being in there initially ? It has been my personal experience that 1A fuses seem somewhat unreliable, in any case a fuse will not protect electronics, so there would seem to be little reason to hold back on a larger fuse if all functions are normal when operating. Can you source the fuse value from the manufacturer ?-- Regards ..... Rheilly Phoull
Excuse me? "in any case a fuse will not protect electronics"?
Maybe not, but then I suppose they just put those darn fuses in there to create service calls when they blow for no reason, huh? :)
If the fuse is the proper type, then something is failing in the VCR>
It may be marginal now, but you can be sure eventually, it will be totally bad and then should you put a higher amp fuse in there and the VCR catches fire, then what?
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When you say the fuse is burning, do you mean that the body or the ends of the fuse itself is getting hot? If so, you have a high resistance connection in the fuseholder.
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