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I came across this nice little multi meter.

I did have to clean up the battery area.

The fuse …I can’t read the info …

Any one know what size glass auto type fuse I need?

I did find this on it after a looooong look ( dam eye’s and old age) JEF 0.5A

Now that radio shack is gone I’ll try the local hardware store with the draws …(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-undecided.gif)

Nope

My best draw store …(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-frown.gif)

most auto parts stores will have 1/2 amp glass fuses

This shouldn’t be so hard … My local AutoZone’s smallest was 1amp…

This JEF 0.5a fuse is it for 32,. 125V,or 240V not much to go on.

This is funny … I Google this question and this post comes up!

When replacing fuses you need to remember there are many different types for the same current.

Slow blow, Fast blow (usually have a spring tensioner inside) for 2 examples.

In Massachusetts You Do It Electronics in Needham would have the smaller fuses in stock. This electronic store makes Radio Shack look like an outhouse.

Dan, I thought Radio Shack was an outhouse. After all its full of…

Seriously, there was a good electronics store around here when I was in High School, but I forget its name. It dried up a blew away decades ago.

Sean,

Try online…Allied Electronics, Mouser, and Digi-Key. All three are good places to deal with. My preference is Mouser.

Bob C.

Dan had the fuse I needed.

Multi meter was toast … dam I wasted Five bucks ! (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-frown.gif)