Glass and ceramic tube fuses

Automotive

Used in older-model cars, glass tube fuses today are found primarily

in automotive accessory applications. The expansive Bussmann

series line of glass fuses includes many types and sizes in addition

to those listed in this catalog. Call Eaton for more product details if

you have requirements which are not covered here.

Appliances and consumer electronics

Glass and ceramic tube fuses are often used to protect appliances

and consumer electronics. As electronic equipment becomes

smaller, the circuits and components become more delicate and

easily damaged. Fuses are the preferred method of protection due

to their accuracy, small size and reliability. Fuses are available in a

wide variety of amp ratings to provide precise protection. Generally,

two sizes of user-replaceable fuses are found: the 1/4” x 1-1/4” and

5x20 mm. Each is available in a variety of volt and amp ratings.

Fuse types

There are two basic types of fuses available for appliances and

consumer electronics: fast-acting or time-delay. Any replacement

fuse must match the one it’s replacing. In general, fast-acting fuses

are a single strand of wire or strip of metal. Time-delay fuses usually

have a coiled wire, a thick element wrapped in wire, or a spring.

Most electronic fuses will have the voltage and amp rating stamped

on the end cap. The type of fuse can generally be visually identified.

Also, owner’s manuals will have the correct replacement fuse

generically identified. For example: “Use a 2 amp, time-delay, 250

volt fuse.”

Glass and ceramic tube fuse sizes

Glass and ceramic tube fuses

Glass and ceramic tube fuse sizes

Both glass and ceramic tube fuses vary by diameter and length. The

chart below provides a visual reference for the various sizes of the

Bussmann series fuse families. Images are shown to scale.

Fuse selection criteria

•

For electronic/electrical applications, fuses must be rated at 125 V

or better.

•

Voltage must match or exceed the fuse being replaced (125 V for

household current; 12 V for auto; 24 V for heavy duty).

•

Fuses must match required fuse characteristic – either fast-acting

or time-delay.

•

Amp rating must match that of the original fuse.

A note on voltage rating

All fuses have a voltage rating. To maintain safety, this voltage rating

should not be exceeded in application, although it is acceptable to

use a higher voltage rated fuse in a lower voltage application. For

example: A fuse rated for 125 volts is appropriate in household (110

V) or automotive (12 V), while a fuse rated for 32 volts is appropriate

for automotive (12 V), but not for household (125 V). Always replace

a fuse with one of the same or higher voltage rating.

See page 54 for specifications.

5 x 20 mm

GDA

GDB

GDC

GMA

GMC

GMD

1⁄4” x 5⁄8”

AGA

SFE-4

1⁄4” x 3⁄4”

SFE-6

1⁄4” x 7⁄8”

AWG

SFE-7-1/2

SFE-9

1⁄4” x 31⁄32”

GBC

1⁄4” x 1”

AGX

1⁄4” x 1-1⁄16”

SFE-14

1⁄4” x 1-1⁄4”

ABC

AGC

GBB

SFE-20

MDA

MDL

MDQ

1⁄4” x 1-7⁄16”

SFE-30

13⁄32” x 1-1⁄2”

AGU

AGU_GP

1/4" x 1-7/8

GMF*

* Mounts in HLR in-line holder, see page 14.

For product information and data sheets, visit Eaton.com/BussmannConsumer

Glass and ceramic tube fuses

Fast-acting 1/4” diameter

automotive fuses

AGA

1/4” x 5/8” fast-acting

glass tube fuses

See page 28 for available

assortments.

AGW

1/4” x 7/8” fast-acting

automotive glass tube

fuses

See page 28 for available

assortment.

AGX

1/4” x 1” fast-acting

automotive glass tube

fuses

See page 28 and 52 for

available assortments.

GBB

1/4” x 1-1/4” very fast-

acting ceramic tube fuses

ABC

1/4” x 1-1/4” fast-acting ceramic tube fuses

See page 52 for available assortment.

AGC

1/4” x 1-1/4” fast-acting automotive glass tube fuses

See pages 27, 28, 32, 35 and 52 for available assortments.

Amps Catalog no.* Retail pack**

1/4 AGA-1/4 —

1 AGA-1 —

1-1/2 AGA-1-1/2 —

2 AGA-2 —

2-1/2 AGA-2-1/2 —

3 AGA-3 —

5 AGA-5 —

6 AGA-6 —

7-1/2 AGA-7-1/2 —

10 AGA-10 —

15 AGA-15 —

20 AGA-20 BP/AGA-20-RP

30 AGA-30 —

* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf

carton.

** 5 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf

carton.

Amps Catalog no.*

1-1/4 GBB-1-1/4-R

10 GBB-10-R

15 GBB-15-R

30 GBB-30-R

* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per

shelf carton.

Amps Catalog no.*

1 AGX-1

2 AGX-2

2-1/2 AGX-2-1/2

3 AGX-3

5 AGX-5

7 AGX-7

8 AGX-8

10 AGX-10

15 AGX-15

20 AGX-20

25 AGX-25

30 AGX-30

* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per

shelf carton.

Amps Catalog no.* Retail pack**

1 AGW-1 —

1-1/2 AGW-1-1/2 —

2-1/2 AGW-2-1/2 —

3 AGW-3 —

4 AGW-4 —

5 AGW-5 —

6 AGW-6 —

7-1/2 AGW-7-1/2 —

10 AGW-10 —

15 AGW-15 BP/AGW-15-RP

20 AGW-20 —

30 AGW-30 —

* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton.

** 5 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton.

Amps Catalog no.* Retail pack**

1/4 ABC-1/4-R —

1/2 ABC-1/2-R —

1 ABC-1-R —

2 ABC-2-R —

2-1/2 ABC-2-1/2-R —

3 ABC-3-R —

4 ABC-4-R —

5 ABC-5-R —

6 ABC-6-R —

7 ABC-7-R —

8 ABC-8-R —

10 ABC-10-R BP/ABC-10

12 ABC-12-R —

15 ABC-15-R BP/ABC-15

20 ABC-20-R BP/ABC-20

25 ABC-25-R —

30 ABC-30-R —

* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton.

** 2 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton.

Amps Catalog no.* Retail pack**

1/8 AGC-1/8-R —

1/4 AGC-1/4-R —

3/10 AGC-3/10-R

3/8 AGC-3/8-R —

1/2 AGC-1/2-R BP/AGC-1/2-RP

3/4 AGC-3/4-R —

1 AGC-1-R BP/AGC-1-RP

1-1/4 AGC-1-1/4-R —

1-1/2 AGC-1-1/2-R BP/AGC-1-1/2-RP

2 AGC-2-R BP/AGC-2-RP

2-1/2 AGC-2-1/2-R BP/AGC-2-1/2-RP

3 AGC-3-R BP/AGC-3-RP

3-2/10 AGC-3-2/10-R —

3-1/2 AGC-3-1/2-R —

4 AGC-4-R BP/AGC-4-RP

5 AGC-5-R BP/AGC-5-RP

6 AGC-6-R BP/AGC-6-RP

6-1/4 AGC-6-1/4-R —

7 AGC-7-R —

7-1/2 AGC-7-1/2-R BP/AGC-7-1/2-RP

8 AGC-8-R —

10 AGC-10-R BP/AGC-10-RP

12 AGC-12-R —

15 AGC-15-R BP/AGC-15-RP

20 AGC-20-R BP/AGC-20-RP

25 AGC-25-R BP/AGC-25-RP

30 AGC-30-R BP/AGC-30-RP

35 AGC-35-R BP/AGC-35-RP

40 AGC-40-R —

50 AGC-50 —

* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton.

** 5 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton.

For product information and data sheets, visit Eaton.com/BussmannConsumer

Fast-acting fuses

GBC

1/4” x 31/32” fast-acting German automotive fuses

See page 28 for available assortment.

SFE

1/4” size-rejecting fast-acting automotive glass tube fuses

See pages 28, 32 and 35 for available assortments.

AGU

13/32” x 1-1/2” fast-acting automotive glass tube fuses

Available with gold-plated end caps for high-end stereo and AV

markets.

Time-delay 1/4” diameter fuses

MDA

1/4” x 1-1/4” time-delay ceramic tube

fuses

MDL

1/4” x 1-1/4” time-delay

glass tube fuses

See page 52 for available

assortment.

MDQ

1/4” x 1-1/4” dual-element, time-delay

glass tube fuses

Glass and ceramic tube fuses

Color

code Amps

Catalog

no.* Retail pack**

Yellow 5 GBC-5 —

White 8 GBC-8 BP/GBC-8-RP

Red 16 GBC-16 BP/GBC-16-RP

Blue 25 GBC-25 BP/GBC-25-RP

* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton.

** 5 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton.

Amps

Fuse

length

Catalog

no.* Retail pack**

4 5/8” SFE-4 —

6 3/4” SFE-6 —

7-1/2 7/8” SFE-7-1/2 —

9 7/8” SFE-9 —

14 1-1/16” SFE-14 BP/SFE-14-RP

20 1-1/4” SFE-20 BP/SFE-20-RP

30 1-7/16” SFE-30 BP/SFE-30-RP

Amps Catalog no.* Retail pack**

Nickel-plated

10 AGU-10 —

15 AGU-15 —

20 AGU-20 —

25 AGU-25 —

30 AGU-30 —

35 AGU-35 —

40 AGU-40 BP/AGU-40-RP

50 AGU-50 BP/AGU-50-RP

60 AGU-60 BP/AGU-60-RP

Gold-plated

10 AGU-10GP —

15 AGU-15GP —

20 AGU-20GP —

25 AGU-25GP —

35 AGU-35GP —

40 AGU-40GP BP/AGU-40GP-RP

50 AGU-50GP BP/AGU-50GP-RP

60 AGU-60GP BP/AGU-60GP-RP

* 10 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton.

** 2 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton.

Amps Catalog no.*

1 MDA-1-R

1-1/2 MDA-1-1/2-R

2 MDA-2-R

2-1/2 MDA-2-1/2-R

3 MDA-3-R

4 MDA-4-R

5 MDA-5-R

6 MDA-6-R

7 MDA-7-R

8 MDA-8-R

10 MDA-10-R

12 MDA-12-R

15 MDA-15-R

20 MDA-20-R

25 MDA-25-R

30 MDA-30-R

* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs

per shelf carton.

Amps Catalog no.*

Retail

pack**

1/16 MDL-1/16-R —

1/8 MDL-1/8-R —

1/4 MDL-1/4-R BP/MDL-1/4

3/8 MDL-3/8-R —

1/2 MDL-1/2-R BP/MDL-1/2

3/4 MDL-3/4-R —

1 MDL-1-R BP/MDL-1

1-1/4 MDL-1-1/4-R —

1-1/2 MDL-1-1/2-R BP/MDL-1-1/2

2 MDL-2-R BP/MDL-2

2-1/2 MDL-2-1/2-R BP/MDL-2-1/2

3 MDL-3-R BP/MDL-3

3-2/10 MDL-3-2/10-R —

3-1/2 MDL-3-1/2-R —

4 MDL-4-R BP/MDL-4

5 MDL-5-R BP/MDL-5

6 MDL-6-R BP/MDL-6

6-1/4 MDL-6-1/4-R —

7 MDL-7-R BP/MDL-7

7-1/2 MDL-7-1/2-R —

8 MDL-8-R BP/MDL-8

10 MDL-10-R BP/MDL-10

12 MDL-12-R —

15 MDL-15-R BP/MDL-15

20 MDL-20-R BP/MDL-20

25 MDL-25 BP/MDL-25

30 MDL-30 BP/MDL-30

35 MDL-35 —

40 MDL-40 —

* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton.

** 2 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton.

Amps Catalog no.*

2 MDQ-2

4 MDQ-4

5 MDQ-5

6 MDQ-6

* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs

per shelf carton.

* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton.

** 5 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton.

For product information and data sheets, visit Eaton.com/BussmannConsumer

Glass and ceramic tube fuses

Fast-acting 5x20 mm fuses

GDA

IEC 5x20 mm high-breaking capacity

fast-acting ceramic tube fuses

GDB

IEC 5x20 mm fast-acting glass tube

fuses

GMA

UL 5x20 mm fast-acting glass tube fuses

See page 52 for available assortments.

Time-delay 5x20 mm fuses

GDC

IEC 5x20 mm time-delay

glass tube fuses

GMC

UL 5x20 mm

medium time-delay

glass tube fuses

GMD

UL 5x20 mm medium time-delay

glass tube fuses

GMF

Non-rejection time-delay in-line fuse

with cap

Use with HLR in-line fuse holder page 14.

Amps Catalog no.*

500 mA GDA-500MA

630 mA GDA-630MA

1 GDA-1A

1.25 GDA-1.25A

1. 6 GDA-1.6A

2 GDA-2A

2.5 GDA-2.5A

3.15 GDA-3.15A

4 GDA-4A

5 GDA-5A

6.3 GDA-6.3A

* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs

per shelf carton.

Amps Catalog no.*

160 mA GDB-160MA

2 GDB-2A

4 GDB-4A

6.3 GDB-6.3A

8 GDB-8A

10 GDB-10A

* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs

per shelf carton.

Amps Catalog no.* Retail pack**

500 mA GDC-500MA —

1 GDC-1A —

1. 6 GDC-1.6A —

2 GDC-2A —

2.5 GDC-2.5A —

3.15 GDC-3.15A —

4 GDC-4A —

5 GDC-5A BP/GDC-5A

6.3 GDC-6.3A —

* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton.

** 2 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton.

Amps Catalog no.* Retail pack**

500 mA GMC-500-R BP/GMC-500MA

630 mA GMC-630-R —

1 GMC-1-R —

1. 5 GMC-1.5-R —

1. 6 GMC-1.6-R —

2 GMC-2-R —

3 GMC-3-R —

3.5 GMC-3.5-R —

4 GMC-4-R —

5 GMC-5-R BP/GMC-5

6 GMC-6-R —

7 GMC-7-R BP/GMC-7

* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton.

** 2 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton.

Amps Catalog no.*

500 mA GMD-500-R

1 GMD-1-R

2 GMD-2-R

3 GMD-3-R

* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per

shelf carton.

Amps Catalog no.*

2-1/2 GMF-2-1/2

2-8/10 GMF-2-8/10

3 GMF-3

3-2/10 GMF-3-2/10

4 GMF-4

* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per

shelf carton.

Amps Catalog no.* Retail pack**

63 mA GMA-63-R —

100 mA GMA-100-R —

125 mA GMA-125-R —

200 mA GMA-200-R BP/GMA-200MA

250 mA GMA-250-R BP/GMA-250MA

300 mA GMA-300-R —

315 mA GMA-315-R —

500 mA GMA-500-R BP/GMA-500MA

600 mA GMA-600-R —

750 mA GMA-750-R BP/GMA-750MA

800 mA GMA-800-R —

1 GMA-1-R BP/GMA-1A

1.25 GMA-1.25-R —

1. 5 GMA-1.5-R —

1. 6 GMA-1.6-R —

2 GMA-2-R BP/GMA-2A

2.5 GMA-2.5-R —

3 GMA-3-R BP/GMA-3A

3.15 GMA-3.15-R —

3.5 GMA-3.5-R —

4 GMA-4-R —

5 GMA-5-R BP/GMA-5A

6 GMA-6-R BP/GMA-6A

7 GMA-7-R BP/GMA-7A

8 GMA-8-R —

10 GMA-10-R BP/GMA-10A

* 5 Fuses per pack, 10 packs per shelf carton.

** 2 Fuses per pack, 5 packs per shelf carton.

For product information and data sheets, visit Eaton.com/BussmannConsumer