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    Polyswitch Fuse —MAR ERICSON
   I looked up the part in DigiKey Catalog. Is there a reason for choosing a fuse rated at 2.5A with a trip of 5.0A? (28 years ago, 6-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
   
        Re: Polyswitch Fuse —Fred G. Martin
   Not a real systematic one -- that seemed to be enough to let motors blast away, but stop real damage from happening if the nicad pack got shorted out. remember, shorting nicads is a real hazard - 50 to 100 amps -- could almost start a car. -fred (...) (28 years ago, 6-Dec-96, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 

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