Blade fuses

I happened to be in my local £1 store and the have a pack of blade fuses, two each of 7.5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20 and 25amp. Is this too good to be true 

Seems a good buy. I bought these x2 the quantity + a fuse puller in a storage box , now priced at £2.76 (£2.29 original) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/28pcs-Assorted-Blade-Car-Fuse-Set-5A-7-5A-10A-15A-20A-25A-30A-with-Puller-DE-/321462867757?hash=item4ad8ae172d:g:bLUAAOSwe8FTxO-V
  And much better than Halfords, £1.05 each fuse!!!! http://www.halfords.com/technology/car-audio/stereo-fitting-accessories/halfords-mini-blade-fuses-15-amp-hfs197

Be careful though.
I bought one of those 'bargain' kits only to find when I needed one, they were 'mini' blade fuses as opposed to 'standard' blade fuses.
Vise-versa they don't fit!

PB

Yes, I realise that. Mini is what I needed + the extractor tool.

If you want standard blade fuses, these are good  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-AMP-10A-STANDARD-AUTO-CAR-BLADE-FUSES-ELECTRICAL-WIRING-WIRE-CABLE-QTY-20-/371153797957?hash=item566a7d8345

Electrically these fuses are excellent value for money particularly if you make up your own fuse holders with Lucar connectors.

Do be carefull though if they are going into fixed fuse holders as on "some" I have seen seem a bit loose, as if there was little or no QC on their dimensions
In the main the standard and mini sized I have used have been fine

roli wrote:....as if there was little or no QC on their dimensions

Chinese and QC......now there's a conflict of terminology!

PB

I'm with Roli on this one.

I have bought cheap fuses and found the blades to be too thin.  This prevents proper tension of the receptacle springs and thus a poor connection.

How often do fuses need replacing?  Not often - so buy good quality ones!

G

I dissagree peugeotboxer.  I have some equipment here, American Design made in China and it is very well made compared with tranceivers made by the  like of Icom and Yaesu at a fraction of the price.
Have you seen where quite a bit of M&S gear is made

roli wrote:Have you seen where quite a bit of M&S gear is made

My pants are now made in Vietnam.........rubbish quality.
No wonder M&S are in trouble with their clothing sales!

PB

Point taken about the Chinese goods though.