Power Distribution - Low current breakers or fuses?

[diviney]

At first blush, an ATC / ATO fuse should "fit", but it doesn't. I have tried it. The problem is indeed that the "standard" VB3 breaker has legs which are 0.57" long. The PD was clearly designed around this because the ATC fuses (with 0.25" legs) do not even begin to engage. One would need to create a major relief to accomodate the entire body of the fuse in order to be able to use it.

I have also sent a query to Snap Action. They unfortunately seem to be a single supplier of a one-of-a-kind product. I can't fathom why something that's not an industry standard (and hence very limited availability) was chosen for a function like this.

Please post anything you hear from Snap Action...

Thanks for all the thoughts.

-Tom