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Where Can You Find Rare Electronic Parts?

Posted by Cliff on from the finding-replacement-electronics dept.

Famos Amos asks: "I recently blew a fuse on an old Phase Linear 400 stereo amplifier, and have since been on a journey around NY state and the web looking for an AGX-style fuse (8amps, 125v or 250v, 1"X1/4" cylinder style). I've been turned away by stereo repair specialty stores, online electronics warehouses, and Radioshack among others. I was wondering if anyone in the Slashdot community knew where I could obtain such an unusual item?" If you know of a store or website that sells AGX-style fuses or other hard-to-obtain or surplus electronic parts, list them here!

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  1. Almost what you need.. by bsr · · Score: 3, Informative

    7 amp 125V AGX fuses: http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/productdetail.jsp ?xi=xi&ItemId=1611664725

  2. Is Google really -that- hard to use? by adolf · · Score: 5, Informative

    According to this document, AGX-type fuses are direcctly interchangable with 8AG-type fuses.

    8A, 250V 8AG fuses made by Littelfuse, Inc. may be found here. $0.274 ea, minimum quantity of 5. 2,655 in stock.

    NEXT!

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  3. Fuses by XO · · Score: 2, Informative

    A fuse is a fuse, is a fuse. Since you're talking about an amplifier, that probably means you want a slow blow fuse.

    8 amp 250v 1.25" by .25" glass fuse

    Right size, it'll fit, it'll work.

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    1. Re:Fuses by n3hat · · Score: 2, Informative

      No, you don't want a slow-blow fuse -- they're meant to protect motors and other high-inrush-current loads, when driven by wires and switches that can withstand momentary overloads. To protect the output transistor of your amplifier you want a fast-acting fuse.

      8AG and AGX fuses are 1/4 inch diameter and 1 inch long; 3AG and AGC fuses are 1/4 inch diameter and 1-1/4 inch long. There are other physical sizes including 2AG and 5x20mm. All come in slow-blow, normal-blow, and fast-acting. So you need the correct physical size to fit the holder as well as the correct electrical rating to fit the application.

      Check Bussmann and Littelfuse for tech data.
      Check Digi-Key, Allied, Newark, any other electronic distributor for price and availability. But watch for minimum order value rules. Radio Shack claims that if they don't have it, they can order it -- I've never tried.

  4. Rare Electronics by N3MCB · · Score: 3, Informative

    While this specific questions seems to have been answered by Digikey in the more general case I would suggest keeping an eye out for Hamfests. Many amateur radio clubs sponsor these events and there should be one near you at some time in the year. Most are good places to stock up on misc electronics.

    Just last week here in Melbourne FL we had one. Some of the goodies I saw were a 1949 RCA TV set and a Motorola repeater with a 1958 in service date on it (both items working). There were tubes galore, antennas, coax, radios, etc.

  5. Newark by pbrammer · · Score: 2, Informative

    Newark Electronics sells them...

    Here's your fuse

    Phil