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hey everyone...
hope all your bellies are full from thanksgiving and you all had an enjoyable day. :hug::
so a few weeks ago i was using my studio strobes and one of the fuses blew.
i just got around to going to home depot today to replace it and grab some spares for this situation in the future.
but i ran into a bit of an issue...
so the fuse that was in the lights was marked 5A 250V...with my very limited knowledge of electrical stuff, i determined that it means 5 amps, 250 volts.
am i good so far?:blushing:
home depot had 2 choices...3 amps at 250 volts, or 5 amps at 125 volts.
the person i talked to said that i was in no danger of ruining the lights if i went with either, so i opted for the 3 amp 250 volt fuse. not quite sure why.
i got home and replaced the fuse, and the second i turned the light to the on position (not testing the strobe, just turning it on), the fuse blew again.
im not sure if this is an issue with the strobe itself, or if it's because i chose the wrong fuse. what would be the downside of going with the 5amp 125 volt fuse?...will i just not get full power or will that one blow too?
guess i need to look online for the exact fuse. the guy at HD told me a 5amp 250volt fuse was kind of old, and not that easy to come by anymore.
any thoughts from anyone here? clearly my knowledge of electricals is very shallow, and i could really use a hand. if my picking the 3 amp fuse was totally stupid...lemme know lol...ill try not to cry.
thanks in advance.
hope all your bellies are full from thanksgiving and you all had an enjoyable day. :hug::
so a few weeks ago i was using my studio strobes and one of the fuses blew.
i just got around to going to home depot today to replace it and grab some spares for this situation in the future.
but i ran into a bit of an issue...
so the fuse that was in the lights was marked 5A 250V...with my very limited knowledge of electrical stuff, i determined that it means 5 amps, 250 volts.
am i good so far?:blushing:
home depot had 2 choices...3 amps at 250 volts, or 5 amps at 125 volts.
the person i talked to said that i was in no danger of ruining the lights if i went with either, so i opted for the 3 amp 250 volt fuse. not quite sure why.
i got home and replaced the fuse, and the second i turned the light to the on position (not testing the strobe, just turning it on), the fuse blew again.
im not sure if this is an issue with the strobe itself, or if it's because i chose the wrong fuse. what would be the downside of going with the 5amp 125 volt fuse?...will i just not get full power or will that one blow too?
guess i need to look online for the exact fuse. the guy at HD told me a 5amp 250volt fuse was kind of old, and not that easy to come by anymore.
any thoughts from anyone here? clearly my knowledge of electricals is very shallow, and i could really use a hand. if my picking the 3 amp fuse was totally stupid...lemme know lol...ill try not to cry.
thanks in advance.